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WADDINGTON, Shirley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 92033 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Air Force Headquarters |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 8 January 1922 |
| Home Town: | Devonport, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 13 June 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Privately Cremated An urn containing the ashes of Shirley Waddington was deposited in a cavity which had been made in the wall of the Baptist Church in Devonport, TAS near the seat which she used to occupy. Over this was placed a handsome figured blackwood tablet, mounted with a silver plate suitably inscribed. Queensland Cremation Memorial, Lutwyche Cemetery, Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 92033 | |
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| 27 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Sergeant, 92033, Air Force Headquarters | |
| 27 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 92033 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Daughter of Lewis James Waddington and Jessie Beatrice Waddington of Mount Evelyn, Victoria
Sergeant Shirley Waddington 92033 of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force died of illness while working at Allied Air Force HQ - RAAF Command (WAAAF)
She was cremated at Mt Thompson Crematorium and her service is commemorated on the Queensland Cremation Memorial, Brisbane
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