KILDEA, John Alexander
Service Number: | 418850 |
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Enlisted: | 19 June 1942 |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale |
Born: | Armadale, Victoria, Australia, 2 August 1922 |
Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | Rainbow High School and Scotch College, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Bank CLerk |
Died: | Accidental, King Island, Tasmania, Australia, 11 July 1943, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Currie Public Cemetery, King Island, Tasmania C. of E. Plot. Row D1. Grave 23, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Royal Australian Air Force Memorial |
World War 2 Service
19 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 418850 | |
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19 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 418850 | |
11 Jul 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 418850, No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Beaufort A9-352 of Number 1 Operational Training Unit (1 OTU) East Sale crashed at Currie Aerodrome, King Island, Tasmania with all crew killed:
Flying Officer Neville William Allan Edwards 401747 - Son of Harry Smith Edwards and Ethel Edwards
Pilot Officer John Alexander Kildea 418850 - Son of Joseph James Kildea and Dorothy Phillis Kildea of Hawthorn, Victoria
Pilot Officer Harold Roy Snell 421408 - Son of Josiah and Catherine Snell of Castle Hill, NSW
Pilot Officer Clarence Melville Leesue 417649 - Son of James Patrick and Martha Ellen Leesue & Husband of Mabel Gwendoline Leesue of Broken Hill, NSW