THAME, Gordon John
| Service Number: | 403609 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Barraba, New South Wales, Australia, 6 April 1912 |
| Home Town: | Willoughby, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank official |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Timor, Northern Territory, Australia, 4 December 1942, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory R.B.16., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, No 2 Squadron RAAF Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 403609 | |
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| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 403609 |
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Son of William and Catherine Thame
Husband of Muriel Blanche Thame of Willoughby, NSW
Air Gunner (WAG) Sergeant Gordon John Thame 403609 was the only casualty following an aerial attack on his aircraft by a Japanese fighter over Timor. RAAF Lockheed Hudson A16-232 of Number 2 Squadron in company with two other squadron aircraft launched from Batchelor, NT for an offensive sweep over Timor - upon returning to base the aircraft made a belly-landing due to the loss of hydraulic power.
Other crew, uninjured: Flying Officer Arthur Adam Cambridge 406750 / Sergeant George Henry Cooper 406690 / Sergeant Thomas Ispar Gunn 6691 / Flying Officer John Malcolm Barnes 15310 RCAF
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