STARR, Francis John
| Service Number: | 5085 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 23 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Miles, Queensland, Australia, 27 May 1916 |
| Home Town: | Stanthorpe, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Off Queensland Coast, Australia, 12 August 1940, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Sydney Memorial, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Memorial (Sydney War Cemetery) Rookwood |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 5085 | |
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| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 5085, No. 23 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted 5085 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Lockheed Hudson aircraft A16-27 of Number 23 Squadron was lost in Moreton Bay, Queensland at a location known as Jumpin Pin between North & South Stradbroke Island
The aircraft took off from Archerfield airfield in Brisbane for a navigational exercise at sea but failed to return. Its wireless faded out 20 minutes after take-off, and nothing more was heard. Two Hudson aircraft took off at 0700 hours the next morning to carry out a search but no wreckage was found - lost at 27.27 Latitude and 153.47 Longitude
The crew are commemorated on the Sydney Memorial to the missing in the NSW Garden of Remembrance adjacent to the Sydney War Cemetery within the Rookwood Necropolis
Sergeant Hamilton James O'Gorman 2545 - Panel 6
Flying Officer Mervyn Stephen Matthews 382 (pilot) - Panel 6
Pilot Officer Walter Keith Beeston 24180 (2nd pilot) - Panel 5
Sergeant Dudley Howard Downs 2464 - Panel 5
AC Francis John Starr 5085 - Panel 7
LAC George Leslie Savage 3746 - Panel 7