Hilford Charles EASTON

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EASTON, Hilford Charles

Service Number:	423197
Enlisted:	20 June 1942
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 2 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 8 October 1913
Home Town:	Gulgong, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Aircraft accident, Peron Islands, Northern Territory, Australia , 2 September 1944, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory D.B.11., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gulgong District Soliders Memorial, Gulgong Memorial Hall, No 2 Squadron RAAF Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

20 Jun 1942:	Involvement 423197
20 Jun 1942:	Enlisted Sydney, NSW
20 Jun 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Group Captain, 423197
2 Sep 1944:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of George Frederick and Charlotte Lillian Easton

Husband of Mavis Selma Easton of Henty, NSW

RAAF Mitchell Bomber A47-6 of Number 2 Squadron crashed into the sea whilst on a Search and Rescue mission for 2SQN Mitchell A47-12 that had crashed on the beach on Peron Island. The only casualties were Warrant Officer Gordon Sydney James King 4795 & Flight Lieutenant (Chaplain) The Reverend Hilford Charles Easton 423197 who were on board A47-6 to assist in the search.

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