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SINCLAIR, Roy Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 414605 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 13 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 September 1921 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australai, Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia, 7 December 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Woden (Canberra) Public Cemetery, ACT R.S.L. Plot. Row D. Grave 3 , Woden Cemetery, Woden, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coorparoo Presbyterian Memorial Church WW2 Honour Roll, Gundaroo Ventura Bomber A59-55 Crash Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 414605 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 12 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 414605, No. 13 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 7 Dec 1943: | Involvement Flying Officer, No. 13 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Bronze Medal (Life Saving)
Son of Richard Stewart Sinclair and Rosetta Sinclair of Coorparoo, Queensland
RAAF Ventura aircraft A59-55 of Number 13 Squadron crashed south-east of Gundaroo, NSW while on a training flight from Canberra. All crew killed:
Flying Officer Roy Alexander Sinclair 414605 (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant William Keith Hamilton Paterson 426847 (WAG - Wireless / Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant James Arthur Paul 429393 (WAG - Wireless / Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Allen Herbert Wright 411424 (Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Ross Phillip Tumilty 408429 (Air Gunner)
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