STANLEY, James Clifford
| Service Number: | 400197 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Air Observers School Cootamundra |
| Born: | Stoney Creek, Victoria, Australia, 4 January 1916 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Student of Accountancy |
| Died: | Accidental (Aircraft accident), Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 11 November 1940, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Victoria Location Highton HGH-COE-1-807-596 Section Church Of England Row 1 Grave 596 Register # 211141, Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Barrabool Hills, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Jun 1940: | Enlisted 400197, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 400197 | |
| 24 Jun 1940: | Involvement 400197 | |
| 11 Nov 1940: | Involvement Leading Aircraftman, 400197, No. 1 Air Observers School Cootamundra |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
De Havilland Dragon aircraft A34-2 from Number 1 Air Observers School crashed 2 miles SW of Cootamundra after it stalled in a turn resulting in a spin, it then hit the ground and burst into flames killing all crew on board:
Flying Officer (Pilot) James Frederick Hearne 676 buried in Bathurst General Cemetery
AC John Duff Cameron 24119 buried in Toowoomba Cemetery
LAC Ernest Arthur Piercy 404202 buried in Cootamundra General Cemetery
LAC Robert Montgomery 4113 buried in Williamstown General Cemetery, Victoria
LAC James Clifford Stanley 400197 buried in Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Victoria
LAC John Head 402016 buried in Cootamundra General Cemetery (marked as “dangerously injured” on the NAA file - also died 11/11/40)
Biography
"STANLEY.- On November 11 at Cootamundra result of air accident. Leading-Aircraftman James Clifford, dearly loved younger son of Richard Clifford and Jessie Margaret Stanley of 21 Mercer Parade, Newtown, Geelong and loving brother of Valma and Trooper John S, aged 24 years."
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