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WHITFORD, James Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 October 1939, Five Dock, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Service Flying Training School |
| Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 3 January 1912 |
| Home Town: | Five Dock, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Point Cook, Victoria, Australia, 29 November 1939, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Five Dock Pilot Officer James Whitford Memorial Fountain, Five Dock War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, Officer, No. 1 Service Flying Training School , Five Dock, New South Wales | |
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| 29 Nov 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, Officer, No. 1 Service Flying Training School , Killed in Flying Accident -- P:oint Cook, Victoria, Australia |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Gypsy Moth aircraft A7-62 of Number 1 Flying Training School crashed after a wing collapsed 3 miles west of Point Cook, Victoria - killed were Pilot Officer Robert Trevor Vincent (Pilot) & Pilot Officer James Richard Whitford (neither officer had a Service Number allocated)
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