PINKSTONE, Donald William
| Service Numbers: | A2925, 02925 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 March 1953 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 June 1928 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | RAAF Pilot |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia, 28 May 2004, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bribie Island Memorial Gardens |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Pialba Hervey Bay Korea War Veterans Roll of Honour |
Korean War Service
| 26 Mar 1953: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, A2925 | |
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| 26 Mar 1953: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Jan 1957: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 02925 |
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Korean War Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Sergeant, A2925 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Donald William Pinkstone A2925 was shot down near Chodang-ni in Korea on the 15th of June 1953 while flying Meteor A77-982 - he was the last of the six RAAF pilots that were captured during the Korean War
They were held as Prisoners of War in North Korea until released in September 1953 after the armistice. The other five were:
Flight Lieutenant Gordon Ronald Harvey O22048 - 19 January 1951
Flying Officer Ronald David Guthrie O22139 - 1 August 1951
Flying Officer Vance Drummond O33624 - 1 December 1951
Flying Officer Bruce Lachlan Thomson O32427 - 1 December 1951
Flight Lieutenant John Thomas Hannan O22100 - 1 February 1952
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