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THOMAS, William Daniel
Personal Details
Service Number: | 57510 |
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Enlisted: | 9 June 1942 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | RAAF Ground Training Schools |
Born: | Murtoa, Victoria, 11 April 1924 |
Home Town: | Dimboola, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Darwin, NT, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 8 October 1944, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT D.C.4., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dimboola Memorial Secondary College Roll of Honor WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
9 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 57510, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
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9 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 57510 | |
8 Oct 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 57510, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, Accidentally drowned Casuarina Beach 9th Repair and Salvage Unit Sattler |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Daniel Francis and Emma Christina Thomas of Dimboola, Victoria
Leading Aircraftman William Daniel Thomas 57510 of Number 9 Repair and Servicing Unit accidentally drowned while swimming at Casuarina Beach in Darwin NT