SHOESMITH, Kelvin Hewer
| Service Number: | 403655 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 115 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Wingham, New South Wales, 29 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wingham District Rural School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North Sea, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, 27 July 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery Brande, Denmark Plot ZIII , Row 10, Grave 18, Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Esbjerg, Jutland, Denmark |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 403655 | |
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| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 403655, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 403655 | |
| 27 Jul 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 403655, No. 115 Squadron (RAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Kelvin Hewer SHOESMITH was born on 29th December 1920 in Wingham, NSW
His parents were William Stanley Boyde SHOESMITH and Ella Maude GREAVES who married in 1899 in Raymond Terrace.
He had previous service in the Reserves in 1939 and then enlisted in Sydney on 3rd February 1941 with the Royal Australian Air Force
Kelvin died in a Flying Battle during Air operations in the North Sea 26th - 27th July, 1942 - His body was found in the bay on 21st August and he was subsequently buried in Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Esbjerg, Denmark, Grave Ref. A11 10 18
His posting at death was with the 115 Squadron (RAF) - Rank Sergeant.
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The Wingham Chronicle & Manning River Observer - 4th Aug. 1942
As Result of Air Operations Overseas. Sergeant Kelvin Hewer Shoesmith of Wingham.
Mr. & Mrs. W Shoesmith of Dingo St Wingham were advised by the Air Board on Friday last their son Sergeant Kelvin Hewer Shoesmith was reported to be missing as the result of air operations on our about the 26th/27th July, 1942
Kelvin and a member of the RAAF had been in England for some time. Friends of the Shoesmith family will sympathise with them in their time of suspense and will hope that more reassuring news will come to hand and that Kelvin will turn up safe and sound.
It was not to be.
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