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SHEPHERD, Cecil Rainsford
Personal Details
Service Number: | 411197 |
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Enlisted: | 26 April 1941 |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 76 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia, 20 August 1919 |
Home Town: | Berry, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Accident, Ormeau, Queensland, Australia, 27 March 1942, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" New South Wales Cremation Memorial, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bomaderry War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 411197 | |
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26 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
26 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 411197, RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units | |
27 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 411197, No. 76 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer Shepherd 411197 of 76SQN RAAF was killed when Kittyhawk A29-42 crashed at Ormeau, Queensland - his remains were shipped to Sydney for cremation and he is commemorated on Panel 5 of the NSW Cremation Memorial