KEECH, Kenneth Gordon
| Service Number: | 8966 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 10 May 1917 |
| Home Town: | Bangalow, Byron Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lismore & Grafton High Schools, Australia |
| Occupation: | Insurance Agent |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Celebes, Netherlands, East Indies, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies, 28 April 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Column 9, Ambon Memorial, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, No 2 Squadron RAAF Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 8966, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF), Laverton, Victoria | |
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| 12 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 8966 | |
| 1 Apr 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 28 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 8966, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Kenneth Gordon KEECH was born on 10th May, 1917 in Orange, New South Wales
His parents were Leslie William KEECH & Alice Rose DIXON who married in 1912 (registered in Springwood) - he was their only son & he had one sister
He married Elizabeth HEDLEY on 12th June 1941 in Queensland - one known son
He enlisted in Laverton, Victoria on 12th February, 1940 - final rank was Flight Sergeant with the No. 2 Squadron as a wireless air gunner
Kenneth was listed as missing in air operations on 28th April, 1943 - his death was officially presumed - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Ambon Memorial
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