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SMALLHORN, Francis Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 408882 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 19 September 1921 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Newcastle Bight off Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, 8 November 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle (Sandgate) War Cemetery Plot K Row D Grave 3, Sandgate War Cemetery, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 408882 | |
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| 20 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 408882 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Beaufighter aircraft A19-4 from Number 5 Operational Training Unit crashed into the ocean at Newcastle Bight off Port Stephens in NSW - killed were:
Sergeant Brian George Sparkman 438404 - body not recovered, commemorated on Panel 6 of the Sydney Memorial to the Missing
Warrant Officer Francis Edward Smallhorn 408882 and Sergeant William Lawrence Mather 443344 - buried in Newcastle (Sandgate) War Cemetery
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