PANWICK, Keith
| Service Number: | 433753 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Born: | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia, 15 March 1925 |
| Home Town: | Muswellbrook, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Muswellbrook Rural School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant, M Campbell and Coy. |
| Died: | Accidental, United Kingdom, 3 September 1944, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Chester, England A 404. Memorial: Gunnedah Historical Cemetery,Gunnedah, Gunnedah Shire, New South Wales, Australia. OAng, L |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall |
World War 2 Service
| 8 May 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 433753, Aircrew Training Units | |
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| 8 May 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 433753 | |
| 3 Sep 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 433753, RAF Conversion Units , Air War NW Europe 1939-45, No. 1656 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF | |
| 3 Sep 1944: | Involvement Royal Air Force , Flight Sergeant, 433753, Royal Australian Air Force |
Crash site location
(I have added same story to F/O Maxwell Cox)
In 1996 there was a knock on my door one evening from the daughter of Flying Officer Maxwell Cox 424379.I live in Llangollen,Norh Wales ,United Kingdom.She had been told of my interest in WW2 crash sites and wondered if I had any info on the crash (3/9/1944)
I live nearby to Trevor and told her that no Halifax bomber had crashed there,but after a while I realised that it was Trefor on the Llyn Peninsula which was about 80 miles away.
She asked if we could go there but from many years experience,I knew the terrain would be very inhospitable.She was returning to Australia soon after and I told her I would plan to find the site on my next trip.My friend and I discovered the site and I wrote to tell her but received no reply.
If anyone knows a relative Of Maxwell Cox or indeed any other crew member,I would love to hear from them.
I visited the site again last week and there is nothing to be seen there now.
It is a stark reminder of the tragic accidents that happened in the Welsh hills on training exercises.The crews were unaware of the mountains in bad wether and when desperate for a visual fix,dropped below the statutory height level to try and find where they were.
I paid my respects there to a very brave crew who were nearing the end their operations.
We will never forget them.
Submitted 8 October 2019 by Barry Evans
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Jesse James Panwick and Mabel May Panwick, of Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia.
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