SILK, Edmund James Joseph
| Service Number: | 405092 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28 December 1914 |
| Home Town: | Bardon, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St James', Marist College Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Malaya, 26 January 1942, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery 28 B 19 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 405092 | |
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| 7 Dec 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 405092, No. 1 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, KIA 26 January 1942 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Edward James Silk and Mary Ellen Silk, of Bardon, Queensland, Australia.
"THY WILL BE DONE" R.I.P.
BRISBANE AIRMAN BELIEVED KILLED
Mr. and Mrs. E. Silk, Stephensen Street, Bardon, have been advised that their son, Sergeant Jim Silk, is reported to have lost his life during air operations in the Far East on January 26. Sergeant Silk received his education at St James and was a foundation pupil of the Marist ' College, Brisbane, where he was a successful participant in amateur boxing and cricket. He was a member of Q.L.T.A. and Men's Metropolitan Association. Sergeant Silk entered the R.A.A.F. on January 6, 1941.
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