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OLNEY, Leslie John Keith Katherine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 256518 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Mobile Works Squadrons |
| Born: | Mount Moriac, Victoria, Australia, 18 December 1907 |
| Home Town: | Newtown, Golden Plains, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Goulburn Island, Northern Territory, Australia, 29 May 1943, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory C.A.1., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burwood Methodist Church Memorial Window 1 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 256518 | |
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| 13 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Mobile Works Squadrons | |
| 13 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 256518 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of John Charles and Isabella Jane Olney
Husband of Jessie Miriam Olney of Hartwell, Victoria
Flying Officer Leslie John Keith Olney 256518 of Number 12 Service and Design Unit (12 Works Survey & Design Unit - 61 Works Wing) was travelling on De Havilland Dragon A34-51 as a passenger. The aircraft struck trees on the south-west of Goulburn Island, NT and FLGOFF Olney was killed.
The pilot was Flying Officer John Slade 401837 of Number 6 Communications Flight (severely injured). Another passenger was Flying Officer Frederick Harold Porter 264738 of 44RDF Wing (uninjured)
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