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MENZIES, Ian Lambton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 774 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 February 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 28 September 1911 |
| Home Town: | Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), North Queensland, Australia, North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 18 April 1941, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" New South Wales Cremation Memorial, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 774 | |
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| 5 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 774 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Wirraway aircraft A20-117 of Number 24 Squadron crashed near Ravenswood, Queensland killing Sergeant Kenneth Ian Scott 6591 (Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens, Brisbane) and Flying Officer Ian Lambton Menzies 774 (744) (cremated at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney - commemorated on Panel 5 of the NSW Cremation Memorial)
(Previously on the same day Sergeant Scott 6591 was in a forced landing in aircraft A20-179)