William Kenneth PLATT

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PLATT, William Kenneth

Service Numbers:	207520, 1791
Enlisted:	14 July 1934
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 3 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 24 September 1912
Home Town:	Fairfield, Fairfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Flying Accident, Laverton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 January 1940, aged 27 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

World War 2 Service

14 Jul 1934:	Enlisted 207520, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF)
2 Apr 1935:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 1791
3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, 1791

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Pilot Officer Alexander (no service number allocated, pre-war enlistment) and Sergeant Platt (service number 1791) were killed when Wirraway aircraft A20-20 of Number 21 Squadron crashed 2 miles north of Laverton Airbase in Victoria

Pilot Officer Alexander was buried in Randwick General Cemetery

Sergeant Platt is commemorated on Panel 5 of the NSW Cremation Memorial in Sydney

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