RAWSON, Hayden Selby
| Service Number: | 300549 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Reserve (Civil Aircrew) |
| Born: | Nottingham, England, 19 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Unknown |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Taclobar, Leyte, Philippines, 13 November 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 300549 | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units | |
| 9 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 300549 | |
| 13 Nov 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 300549, RAAF Reserve (Civil Aircrew) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Australian National Airways (ANA) Douglas C49 VH-CDC operated by Number 4 Communications Unit RAAF crashed into the sea near Taclobar airstrip at Leyte in the Philippines with all on board killed:
Warrant Officer Hayden Selby Rawson 300549 was an ANA pilot and the Captain
Warrant Officer Christopher Marshall Good 417476 was the co-pilot
Warrant-Officer Lloyd George Jones 425645 was the wireless operator
Biography contributed
Hayden Selby RAWSON was born in Nottingham, England on 19th December, 1919
His parents were Ernest Henry RAWSON & Violet Elaine SELBY who married in Nottingham, UK in 1910
He married Constance Viva HORT in Queensland on 28th April, 1945 - one daughter Robyn
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