MCKERRACHER, Walter James
| Service Number: | 406099 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 45 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Mitcham, Surrey, England, 5 November 1909 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Mandurah School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Aircraft Training Accident, India, 13 May 1944, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India Plot 9. Row B. Grave 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Peppermint Grove St Columba's Presbyterian Church Cottesloe WWII Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 406099 | |
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| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 406099 | |
| 13 May 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 406099, No. 45 Squadron (RAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Padget
Flight Lieutenant Walter James McKerracher DFM RAAF a member of No. 615 Squadron RAF. Flt Lt McKerracher was awarded the DFM for an attack on Japanese shipping at Akyab, Burma, late in 1942. He was accidentally killed on 13 May 1944 flying with 45 Squadron RAF. He was an accountant from Cottlesoe Western Australia.
(extract https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C277710)
Biography contributed
Walter James McKERRACHER was born in Mitcham,Surrey, England on 5th November, 1909
His parents were Walter McKERRACHER & Alice Maud Gertrude WHEELER who married in England in 1907
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Two of his brothers also served during WW2
1. Donald McNeil McKERRACHER (SN 406201) RAAF - discharged 22nd November, 1945
2. Alexander Francis Hugh McKERRACHER (SN W57284) Army - discharged 6th December, 1945
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