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READ, Malcolm Neville
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 402952 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 453 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 21 June 1917 |
| Home Town: | Boggabri, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Malaya, 22 December 1941, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kamunting Road Christian Cemetery,Taiping, Malaya Taiping War Cemetery, Malaya |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gunnedah Remembrance Grove |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 402952 | |
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| 11 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402952, No. 453 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Malcolm Neville Read's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Read 402952 of 453SQN RAAF was killed when Brewster Buffalo W8209 was shot down near Sungee, Malaya (other sources have it crashing into a Japanese fighter over Kuala Lumpur, Malaya)
He is mentioned in the book "Buffaloes over Singapore" by Brian Cull
He also appears in the book "Those Other Eagles" by Christopher Shores