Walter Ross VERNON

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Service Number:	413455
Enlisted:	17 August 1941
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 5 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26 October 1914
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk, Radio Actor and Commentator
Died:	Flying Battle, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 11 January 1945, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A4. B. 24.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 413455
17 Aug 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 413455, No. 5 Squadron (RAAF)

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Flight Lieutenant Walter Ross Vernon 413455 was killed when Boomerang A46-189 of 5SQN RAAF crashed at Bougainville, New Guinea