Louis George KNAUER

KNAUER, Louis George

Service Number: 405180
Enlisted: 2 February 1941
Last Rank: Flying Officer
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: BRISBANE, QLD, 26 November 1915
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental, Northern Territory, Australia, 12 June 1943, aged 27 years
Cemetery: Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory
R.D.15. , Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, No 2 Squadron RAAF Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flying Officer, 405180
2 Feb 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 405180

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Number 2 Squadron Lockheed Hudson A16-186 crashed at Hughes Strip, NT killing all crew on board:

Sergeant George Ridgway Rowland 409745 - Son of Richard James Rowland and Marion Rowland & Husband of Alma Rowland of St. Kilda, Victoria

Flight Sergeant Robert Donald Woods 404747 - Son of Donald Charles and Sarah Elizabeth Woods & Husband of Eleanor Dorothy Woods of Toowoomba, Queensland

Flight Sergeant Raymond James Flaherty 416180 - Son of Patrick James Flaherty and Esta Jane Flaherty & Husband of Elsie Elizabeth Annie Flaherty of Woodville Gardens, SA

Flight Lieutenant John Frederick Mason AFM 252763 - Son of Thomas Henry and Charlotte Mason & Husband of Anna Margaretha Mason of Black Forest, SA

Flying Officer Louis George Knauer 405180 - Son of Albert Louis and Ada Francis Knauer & Husband of Elsie Dorothy Mary Knauer of Brisbane, Queensland

Flying Officer Thomas Wallace Swann 411403 - Son of Thomas and Agnes Swann of Wedderburn, NSW

Flight Lieutenant John Richard Wood 280849 - Son of James William and Elsie Myrtle May Wood of Kings Park, SA

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