Thomas George EASTOE

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EASTOE, Thomas George

Service Numbers:	Q3769, 124403
Enlisted:	20 March 1941
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	RAAF Headquarters (Melbourne / Brisbane)
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 16 June 1917
Home Town:	New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Refrigeration Mechanic and Fitter
Died:	9 May 1965, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Illawarra Christ Church Cemetery, Carrick, Tasmania
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World War 2 Service

20 Mar 1941:	Involvement Q3769, RAAF 124403 26/4/43-17/12/45
20 Mar 1941:	Enlisted
26 Apr 1943:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 124403, RAAF Ground Training Schools
26 Apr 1943:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 124403
17 Dec 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Headquarters (Melbourne / Brisbane)
17 Dec 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 124403

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

RAAF Avro Anson aircraft AX471 clipped a Pisonia tree on Heron Island off the central Queensland coast with one of its wings and crashed into the ground at 1040 hours on 23 July 1943 while on a non-operational training flight. Of the five crew on board, three were killed instantly and two others were seriously injured - one of whom died a week later from his injuries. Crew list:

Flying Officer David Skene Paterson (405931) 66 Squadron RAAF

Flying Officer Francis Joseph Robinson (264997) 32 Squadron RAAF

Flying Officer Fabian Crothers McMaster (420102) 71 Squadron RAAF /

Flying Officer Ronald Douglas Robertson (411951) of 71 Squadron RAAF died on 1 August 1943. Ronald was the uncle of the famous Australian barrister Geoffrey Robertson Q.C.

The other seriously injured crew member was AC Eastoe (124403) - Thomas George Eastoe served in the ACMF with Army Number Q3769 prior to enlisting in the RAAF - he survived this aircraft crash and was discharged from the RAAF in December 1945

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