Albert Victor WHITTINGTON

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WHITTINGTON, Albert Victor

Service Number:	5668
Enlisted:	8 January 1940
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 6 October 1917
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental (Aircraft accident), Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, 3 September 1945, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Narrandera War Cemetery, New South Wales Row C Grave 4, Narrandera War Cemetery, Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Saint Albans Concord Division Order of the Sons of Temperance Honour Roll WW2

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, 5668
8 Jan 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 5668

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Beaufighter A8-245 of Number 92 Squadron RAAF crashed near Narrandera killing all on board, the pilot and six ground crew passengers: Warrant Officer Jorgensen (Pilot) 429501 / Sergeant Bailey 37964 / Flight Sergeant Currie 15235 / Warrant Officer Griffin 4594 / LAC Norton 149756 / Corporal Shung 68720 / Sergeant Whittington 5668

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