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HOLMES, George Wilson
Personal Details
Service Number: | 156026 |
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Enlisted: | 28 June 1944 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | 112 Air Sea Rescue Flight |
Born: | Coburg, Victoria, 24 June 1926 |
Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accident, Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 27 March 1946, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT Plot: S.A.9., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 156026 | |
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28 Jun 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 156026, Melbourne, Victoria | |
28 Jun 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 156026 | |
29 Jun 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 156026 | |
27 Mar 1946: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 156026, 112 Air Sea Rescue Flight |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
156026 LAC George Wilson HOLMES RAAF.
156026 LAC (Motor Boat Crew) George Wilson HOLMES RAAF (of No.112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight, RAAF), was fatally injured in a Motor Accident within the Camp Area (Darwin, N.T.), on 27 March, 1946. He was buried the following day at the Adelaide River War Cemetery. LINK (www.rafcommands.com)