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VEAL, William Henry Norman
Personal Details
Service Number: | 29740 |
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Enlisted: | 28 January 1941, Perth, Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | MIdland Junction, Western Australia, 18 February 1909 |
Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Pearce, Western Australia, Pearce, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 15 June 1942, aged 33 years |
Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Congregational. Lot D. Grave 216. (GRM/6)., Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 29740 | |
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28 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 29740, Perth, Western Australia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Plane was Wirraway A20-127
William was struck by the aircraft while it was taking off. He was acting as a flare path attendant at the time