LITTLE, Keith George Shankland
| Service Number: | 267726 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 November 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Reserve (Civil Aircrew) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 9 October 1916 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Intermediate Certificate |
| Occupation: | Senior Traffic Representative in New Guinea for QANTAS Empire Airways. |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Port Moresby, New Guinea, 26 November 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 2. Row D. Grave 12. Inscription: "GOD REST HIS SOUL". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 267726 | |
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| 25 Nov 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 267726, RAAF Reserve (Civil Aircrew) | |
| 26 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 267726, RAAF Reserve (Civil Aircrew), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Lodestar aircraft VH-CAB operated by Qantas Empire Airways (QEA) for the Allied Directorate of Air Transport crashed shortly after take-off from Wards airstrip near Port Moresby, New Guinea with all on board killed. Australian service personnel buried at Bomana -
CAMPBELL, William Geoffrey (Squadron Leader) RAAF 261730 (Qantas Captain - Pilot)
HENDERSON, John Randolph Fleming (Pilot Officer) RAAF 410863 (Qantas First Officer)
LITTLE, Keith George (Flying Officer) RAAF 267726 (Qantas Engineer)
EVAN, Neil Grosvenor (Flight Sergeant) RAAF 417064 (Wireless Operator)
JENKE, Leslie Harold (Flight Sergeant) RAAF 8868 (Equipment Assistant)
McCARTHY, John Francis (Major) NX7195 (2nd Echelon Land HQ)
BOLGER, John Benedict (Lieutenant Colonel) NX462 (2/6th Field Regiment)
MARSTON, Edward John (Lieutenant Colonel) VX39064 (HQ 11 Australian Division)
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