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PEKIN, Stanley Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 408873 |
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Enlisted: | 20 June 1941, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 419 Squadron (RCAF) |
Born: | Colac, Vic., 30 December 1918 |
Home Town: | Vite Vite, Corangamite, Victoria |
Schooling: | Colac High School, Teachers College Carlton, Melbourne University |
Occupation: | Primary School Teacher |
Died: | Flying Battle, North Sea, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, 18 August 1943, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Derrinallum & District WW2 Fallen Honor Board , Derrinallum Honour Roll WW2-Vietnam, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 408873 | |
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20 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 408873, No. 419 Squadron (RCAF), Melbourne, Vic. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Richard John PEKIN and Isobel Eileen nee CONNOR of Vite Vite, Vic.
Husband of Violet Rita Melba PEKIN nee NICHOLSON
Stanley enjoyed Tennis, Table-tennis, Football, Hockey, Badmington and Golf.