Campbell Alexander MORRISON

MORRISON, Campbell Alexander

Service Number: 430188
Enlisted: 1 January 1943
Last Rank: Pilot Officer
Last Unit: HQ North Eastern Area Command (RAAF)
Born: Wodonga, Victoria, Australia, 31 March 1919
Home Town: Elwood, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (Flying Accident), Jaggan, Queensland, Australia, 14 January 1944, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Atherton War Cemetery, Queensland
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Pilot Officer, 430188
1 Jan 1943: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units
1 Jan 1943: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 430188, No. 5 Squadron (RAAF)
14 Jan 1944: Involvement Pilot Officer, 430188, HQ North Eastern Area Command (RAAF), 5 Squadron - Mareeba

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Robert Henry and Clarice May Morrison; husband of Grace Joyce Morrison, of Elwood, Victoria.

Biography contributed by David Barlow

Pilot Officer Campbell Alexander Morrison 430188 of Number 5 Squadron was killed when Boomerang A46-43 ran out of fuel during altitude tests and the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing on the road at Jaggan, about 3 miles from Malanda.  The aircraft hit a tree stump killing the pilot.  Boomerang A46-43 had been delivered to the RAAF in March 1943 (RAAF (CAC Constructor #866) CA-12)