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JENKINS, Douglas Vaughan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 400474 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1940, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
| Born: | Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, 21 August 1915 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mildura High School, Geelong College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Pharmaceutical Chemist |
| Died: | Accidental, United Kingdom, 14 August 1941, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brandesburton (St Mary) Churchyard, Yorkshire, England R.A.F. Sec. Grave 3. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Cenotaph, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 400474 | |
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| 14 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400474, No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura, Melbourne, Vic. |
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Son of Alexander James Jenkins and Jane Eliza Jenkins, of Mildura, Victoria
SGT PILOT DOUGLAS V JENKINS
RAAF who was killed in an aircraft accident In England on August 14 was the son of Mr and Mrs A J Jenkins of Mildura. He was educated at the Mildura HS and Geelong College and later qualified as a pharmaceutical chemist. He obtained his wings in Canada 4 months ago and had recently arrived in England.
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