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LOCKHART, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 401041 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 36 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Morwell, Victoria, Australia, 24 May 1918 |
| Home Town: | Tooleybuc, Wakool, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Malaya, 26 January 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery 3 C 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nyah Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 401041 | |
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| 8 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 401041, No. 36 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Joseph Lockhart 401041 of 36SQN RAF was killed when Vickers Vildebeest K4168 was shot down over Singapore - also killed were Flight Lieutenant Richardson 40017 RAF and Sergeant Harris 755290 RAF
(First flown in 1928 the RAF Vickers Vildebeest was a large single-engined biplane used as a light bomber - the last few examples in service were flown against invading Japanese forces in Singapore and Java in early 1942)