SELF, Keith Robert
| Service Numbers: | 425367, Q1206 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 13 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | (Flying Accident, Nova Scotia, Canada, 23 April 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Yarmouth (Mountain) Cemetery Lot 1 - Section A.K. - Grave 4, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 425367 | |
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| 15 Mar 1941: | Involvement Q1206, RAAF -425367 | |
| 15 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 1 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 425367 | |
| 23 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 425367, Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units, 34 Operational Training RCAF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred Frederick and Ellen Annie Self, of Gaythorne, Queensland, Australia.
Sergeant Observer Keith Robert Self, third son of Mrs. E. Self, of Gnythornc, and the late Mr Fred Self, was killed in an aircraft accident in Nova Scotia whilst completing his training in Canada. Sergeant Self, who was formerly employed by the Queensland Railways, was a nephew of Mr Colin Bingham, formerly of the staff of "The Telegraph,"
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Keith Robert Self 425367 RAAF of Number 34 Operational Training Unit RCAF was killed when Ventura AE878 crashed near Springhaven in Nova Scotia, Canada
Also killed were Sergeant John Edward Franckeiss 1525643 RAF and Sergeant Kenneth George Calvert R/144389 RCAF
(34OTU RCAF based at Pennfield Ridge Air Station)
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