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HODGKISON, Owen Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 418039, V53483 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Brixton, England, 16 January 1919 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, At sea, off the UK coast, United Kingdom, 22 November 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 418039 | |
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| 4 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V53483 | |
| 24 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 418039 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Ley 426623 and Flight Sergeant Hodgkison 418039 of Number 131 Operational Training Unit RAF were killed when Catalina FP240 crashed at sea
Their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial