William John SHIRTCLIFFE

SHIRTCLIFFE, William John

Service Numbers: VX3411, 400032, 400032
Enlisted: 20 October 1939
Last Rank: Pilot Officer
Last Unit: Royal Australian Air Force
Born: Wellington, New Zealand, 12 May 1915
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Wellington College, New Zealand
Occupation: Merchant Navy
Died: Accidental, United Kingdom, 25 February 1941, aged 25 years
Cemetery: Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cemetery
Row BB. Grave 10. INSCRIPTION HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE, Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Narromine Aviation Museum Memorial Wall
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World War 2 Service

20 Oct 1939: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, VX3411, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion
29 Apr 1940: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 400032
29 Apr 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 400032, Royal Australian Air Force
29 Apr 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 400032

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 25 and the son of William Stanley and Norah Eshdale Shirtcliffe; husband of Evelyn Eliza Shirtcliffe, of Devonport, New Zealand.