ROBILLIARD, Francis Henry Wann
| Service Number: | 1973 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1936 |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Leader |
| Last Unit: | 5 Communication Unit RAAF (Garbutt) |
| Born: | Edmonton, Queensland, Australia, 21 March 1912 |
| Home Town: | Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Professional Air Force Officer |
| Died: | Aircraft Accident , Garbutt, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 13 November 1945, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia E.B.2. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 31 Mar 1936: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Air Cadet, Aircrew Training Units | |
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| 31 Mar 1936: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 1973 | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Squadron Leader, 1973 | |
| 13 Nov 1945: | Involvement 5 Communication Unit RAAF (Garbutt) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Test flight of Number 5 Communications Unit Beaufort Mk V111 aircraft A9-733 - on entering the circuit area at RAAF Station Garbutt in Townsville the aircraft lost height rapidly, crashed and burst into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all occupants were killed instantly:
Squadron Leader Francis Henry Wann Robilliard 1973 (Pilot) - Son of Eleanor Gertrude Robilliard & Husband of Phyllis Margaret Robilliard of Millswood, SA
Pilot Officer Andrew James Turton 414176 (Navigator) - Son of William and Agnes Park Turton of Nambour & Husband of Gwendoline Elizabeth Turton of Cremorne, NSW
LAC Russell Aubrey Ballard 72572 - Son of George Claude and Alice Amelia Ballard of Bowraville, NSW & Husband of Hazel Joyce Ballard of Bowraville, NSW
LAC Basil Colin Hely Crocker 453125 - Son of Edward Basil and Miriam Louise Crocker of Goondiwindi, Queensland
LAC Eric Francis Dunne 441124 - Son of Henry Noble Dunne and Agnes Grace Dunne of Bundaberg, Queensland
LAC Leonard Jack Hackett 170901 - Son of George Allen Hackett and Ivy Elizabeth Hackett of Byron Bay, NSW
LAC Frederick Robinson Palmer 46793 - Son of Richard and Eliza Palmer & Husband of Myrtle Margurette Palmer of South Perth, WA
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