Francis Cairo KING

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Service Number:	400043
Enlisted:	29 April 1940
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 30 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 7 January 1916
Home Town:	Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Jackeroo (Senior)
Died:	Accidental, New Guinea, 31 May 1943, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 1. Row D. Grave 19. Inscription: "UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 400043
29 Apr 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 400043, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF)
31 May 1943:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 400043, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF), He died in a flying accident when the aircraft A19.73 he was a passenger in crashed into the sea near Manubada Island, New Guinea.

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