Henry James PHIPPS

PHIPPS, Henry James

Service Number: 402879
Enlisted: 11 November 1940
Last Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit: Aircrew Training Units
Born: Woonona, New South Wales, Australia, 3 December 1914
Home Town: Woonona, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Flying Accident, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 20 June 1941, aged 26 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
New South Wales Cremation Memorial, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Lands Department WW2 Honour Roll
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement 402879
11 Nov 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 402879, Aircrew Training Units
11 Nov 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 402879, No. 2 Service Flying Training School Forest Hill

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Wirraway aircraft A20-172 crashed 30 miles from Wagga killing:

LAC Rogers 403076 - buried at Woronora Memorial Park (Sydney, NSW)

LAC Phipps 402879 - commemorated on Panel 5 of the NSW Cremation Memorial in Sydney