WHITE, Leonard Hardie
Service Number: | 413809 |
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Enlisted: | 13 September 1941, Enlisted at Sydney |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 30 August 1920 |
Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Plumber |
Died: | Accidental, Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, 26 November 1943, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Woden (Canberra) Public Cemetery, ACT R.S.L. Plot, Row D, Grave 13, Woden Cemetery, Woden, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 413809 | |
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13 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 413809, Enlisted at Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Douglas and Clara White of Waverley, NSW
Plane was Vengeance A27 - 94 which was lost near Mullon, NSW
Biography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Vultee Vengeance aircraft A27-94 of Number 4 Operational Training Unit Williamtown crashed at Mulloon, 15 miles from Braidwood, NSW killing Flight Sergeant Robert Maxwell Carter 415116 & Pilot Officer Leonard Hardie White 413809
Pilot Officer White completed initial training and progressed to Number 20 Intermediate and Advanced Training Course for pilots at Number 7 Service Flying Training School (7SFTS) at RAAF Station Deniliquin, NSW from 9 February 1942 to 25 June 1942.
After training he was posted as a Pilot Officer (PO) to Number 4 Operational Training Unit based at Williamtown, NSW