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KEWISH, Douglas William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 401128 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Portsmouth, England, 3 November 1911 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Ground Battle, Java, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Column 421, Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 401128 | |
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| 3 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 401128 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer Douglas William Kewish of 84SQN RAF 401128 was killed during the Japanese landings on Java - he is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial