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RANFORD, John Colin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 436932 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 May 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Subiaco, Western Australia, 9 October 1924 |
| Home Town: | North Perth, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Windemere, Victoria, Windermere, Victoria, Australia, 6 March 1945, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Plot A Row A Grave 11, Ballarat (New) General Cemetery, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 436932 | |
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| 22 May 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 436932 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Sergeant John Colin Ranford 436932 and Sergeant Norman Henry Smith 431898 were killed when Tiger Moth A17-708 of Number 1 Wireless & Gunnery School based at Ballarat crashed near Windemere, Victoria