SMEAD, Irwin Harold
| Service Number: | 419228 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 32 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 12 November 1923 |
| Home Town: | Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 21 April 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland Plot A. Row D. Grave 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 419228 | |
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| 17 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 17 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 419228 | |
| 21 Apr 1944: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, No. 32 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Harold John and Agnes Lilian Smead of Spotswood, Victoria
RAAF Beaufort aircraft A9-436 and A9-476 of Number 32 Squadron collided in mid-air approximately 15 miles west of Bundaberg while taking part in a box formation flying exercise - the crew of both aircraft were killed:
Crew of A9-436
Flight Sergeant John Bertram Steed (425371) Pilot
Flight Sergeant Irwin Harold Smead (419228) Navigator
Flight Sergeant Richard McDougal Garland (412584) W.O.A.G.
Pilot Officer James Ian McKechnie (416312) W.O.A.G.
Crew of A9-476
Flight Sergeant Milton Charles Hardy (422177) Pilot
Flight Sergeant Ignatius William Willcocks (419425) Navigator
Flying Officer John Eric Gay (434085) W.O.A.G.
Flight Sergeant Ian James Dixon (423672) W.O.A.G.
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