STRANG, Walter Alexander
| Service Number: | 131729 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 March 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 20 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | West Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 5 August 1923 |
| Home Town: | Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Borneo, 21 June 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT C.B.1., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 131729 | |
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| 9 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
| 9 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 131729 | |
| 20 Jun 1945: | Involvement Leading Aircraftman, No. 20 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Walter Robert and Minnie Strang of Wallsend, NSW
Leading Aircraftman Walter Alexander Strang 131729 & Leading Aircraftman Richard Lewis Graham 123199 were killed when a depth-charge exploded in bomb scow O-1012 while re-arming RAAF Catalina A24-206 of Number 20 Squadron in Darwin Harbour, NT
Other ground crew involved that survived with varying injuries: LAC Donald William Hamilton 45902 / LAC Geoffrey Alan Mill 444360 / Sergeant Donald John Walton 56913 / LAC Wilbur Stirling Lever 116354 / LAC Robert Edgar Sidals 57507 / Sergeant Craig Ross Shepherd 61900 / LAC Geoffrey Megee 149557
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