TWYFORD, John Royal
| Service Number: | 70460 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 1 October 1921 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Grocer / Storeman |
| Died: | Accidental (Aircraft accident), Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 20 March 1944, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland Plot A Row C Grave 16, |
| Memorials: | Abermain Kurri Kurri Co-op Sty. Ltd. Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 70460, RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units | |
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| 22 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 70460 | |
| 20 Mar 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 70460, RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units, 4 Communications Unit, Archerfield |
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John Royal TWYFORD was born in Maitland in NSW on 1st October, 1921
His parents were Ernest Sydney Royal TWYFORD & Mary Ipacey NEAL
Biography contributed by David Barlow
De Havilland Dragon DH84 A34-58 of Number 4 Communications Unit aircraft crashed at the edge of Toowoomba Airfield, killing the two crewmen and two passengers:
Squadron Leader James Joseph Henry (1688) from Air Force Headquarters
Squadron Leader Oswald Terence Cantor (261104) from Headquarters North Western Area
Flight Sergeant Jack Hume Bird (409131) of 4 Communications Unit
Leading Aircraftman John Royal Twyford (20460) of 4 Communications Flight (died from injuries at Number 1 Australian Orthopedic Hospital in Toowoomba)
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