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MCDONALD, Enoch George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 45173 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 14 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Mount Magnet, Western Australia, 1 November 1915 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Ground Accident, Pearce, Western Australia, , 11 June 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Wesleyan Plot Row HA Grave 635 (GRM/6) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 45173, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 10 Jul 1941: | Enlisted 45173 | |
| 11 Jun 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 45173, No. 14 Squadron (RAAF), Empire Air Training Scheme |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Aircraftman Enoch George McDonald 45173 and Leading Aircraftman William Henry Norman Veal 29740 were struck by Wirraway A20-127 of 14 Squadron RAAF while acting as Flare Path attendants at RAAF Base Pearce, WA - the aircraft veered to port on take-off before dawn on a lighted flarepath and collided with the two airmen killing them instantly
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