PAGE, Frederick St John
| Service Numbers: | 433129, N386565 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 5 Service Flying Training School Uranquinty |
| Born: | Monteagle, New South Wales, Australia, 12 April 1924 |
| Home Town: | Young, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | The Kings School Parramatta |
| Occupation: | Station Worker |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Uranquinty, New South Wales, Australia, 23 November 1943, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wagga Wagga War Cemetery Plot A Row A Grave 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Young St. John the Evangelist Church WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 433129 | |
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| 23 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N386565 | |
| 25 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 433129, No. 5 Service Flying Training School Uranquinty | |
| 25 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 433129 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Herbert Samuel Cope Page and Minnie Dorothy Page, of Monteagle.
FUNERAL
LAC PAGE
The funeral of the late LAC Frederick St. John Page, ot the RAAF, who was killed near Wagga on Monday, took place yesterday. The cortege m overt from St. John's Chapel, Baylis-street, Wagga, at 2.30 p.m. after a service conducted by the Rev. Chaplain G. F. Pyke. of the RAAF. The casket, which was draped with the Union Jack, was carried by UAC's Robinson, Saal, Yeo, Walton, Williams and Polain, white the flower tray was carried by LAC's Savage, Daniel, Phelan and Maher. Mrs. West presided at the organ for We singing ot the hymn. 'Rock of ages' As the tender left the chapel, the bearer party and attending party formed a procession to Forsyth St., there to disperse and form up again and fallow the casket to the grave.
Interment took place In the War Cemetery, Wagga, where Chaplain Pyke again officiated. Relatives present were the bereaved father (Mr. Page, of Young), and Mr. F. Tout (uncle), of Young. Officers of the RAAF present were the Commanding Officer (Wing Commander T. C. Curnow), F/Lt. Pank, F/Lt. Muirhead. F/O O'Sullivan, F/O Whitehead, P/O Barley, F/Sgts Bull McEwen, Walsh and Vaughan and Sgts Stewart and Barley. The bearer party was in charge of W/O Hegney. The officer ln-charge of funeral arrangements for the RAAF was S/L Sturgeon. Among the tributes were wreaths from the Commanding Officer and Officers of No. 6 SStS, personnel of No. 6 SFTS, pupils of No. 2 squad, No. 5 SFTS; pupils of No. 1 squad. No. 5 SFTS; officer commanding and instructed, Advance Training Squadron No. 5 SFTS: U. Flight And instructors, and Goldsbrough Mort & Co, Pty. Ltd., Young. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. J.C. McDonald, of Wagga.
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