Francis Joseph MADDEN

MADDEN, Francis Joseph

Service Number: 401982
Enlisted: 26 April 1941
Last Rank: Flying Officer
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Alberton, Victoria, Australia, 6 March 1917
Home Town: Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (Flying Accident), Khartoum, Sudan , Middle East, 29 December 1942, aged 25 years
Cemetery: Khartoum War Cemetery, Khartoum, Sudan
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flying Officer, 401982
26 Apr 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 401982

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Flying Officer Francis Joseph Madden 401982 was killed when Harvard EX101 of 71 OTU crashed four miles south of Summit near Khartoum, Sudan after it collided in mid-air with Harvard AR143 flown by Flight Lieutenant William McKenzie Read 85214 RAF