MCCARTNEY, Thomas Stephens
| Service Number: | 402801 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Rowarth, England, 4 July 1914 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Burma, 30 July 1944, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore Memorial, Singapore |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 402801 | |
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| 14 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 402801 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Dakota KG537 of 117SQN RAF based at Syhet (Air Command South East Asia) was shot down by Japanese fighter aircraft south of the Chindwin in Burma while on an operational supply drop mission, with all on board killed:
Flight Lieutenant McCartney 402801 RAAF (Navigator)
Pilot Officer Baggs 406038 RAAF (Observer)
Flight Lieutenant O’Reilly 47367 RAF (Pilot)
Warrant Officer Young 1021214 RAF (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)
2nd Lieutenant Chatter Singh VL124 Indian Army
Lance Corporal Bentley 3712516 Kings Own
Lance Corporal Worrell 14341662 Kings Own
Their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Singapore Memorial