WILLESDEN, James William
| Service Number: | 427052 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Geraldton, Western Australia, 28 August 1922 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Aircraft accident), Off North Australia Coast, 28 April 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 427052 | |
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| 26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 427052, No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Catalina flying boat A24-49 of Number 11 Squadron was reported missing on a special operation to Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea - the aircraft was claimed as shot down by Japanese anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the sea. All of the crew were killed and are commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial to the Missing located at Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT -
Sergeant Alfred Harvey Brooks Wadham 28840 - Husband of Isabell Doris Wadham of Mildura, Victoria
Sergeant Philip Charles Carter 34396 - Son of Ernest Philip and Edith May Carter of Cabramatta, NSW
Sergeant George Wise Whitley 41312 - Son of James Wise Whitley and Ellen Althea Whitley & Husband of Jean Margaret Whitley of Geelong, Victoria
Pilot Officer Joseph Bass Miller 406811 - Son of Percival George and Margaret Mary Miller of Mount Lawley, WA
Flight Sergeant Alexander John Hine 415327 - Son of Aleck John and Winifred Hine & Husband of Nellie Irene Hine of Brookton, WA
Flying Officer Allan Roger Meakin 418142 - Son of Rupert Henry and Barbara Meakin of Toorak, Victoria
Flight Sergeant James William Willesden 427052 - Son of James and Lillie Sarah Willesden of WA
Sergeant Herbert John Alexander Coates 35037 - Son of Leslie Herbert Coates and Vera Ellen Coates of Ashfield, NSW
Flight Sergeant Leonard William Stringer 419679 - Son of Richard William and Myrtle Hannah Mary Stringer of Northcote, Victoria
Pilot Officer Warrick Neville Rose 400939 - Son of Thomas Edward and Dora Constance Rose of Brunswick, Victoria
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