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CHESTER, Kenneth George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 10167 |
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Enlisted: | 15 April 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 12 March 1920 |
Home Town: | Upwey, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Mechanic |
Died: | Aircraft accident, Gol Gol, New South Wales, Australia, 5 June 1945, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria War Graves Plot C. Row C. Grave 6. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
15 Apr 1940: | Involvement Flying Officer, 10167 | |
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15 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Melbourne, VIC | |
15 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 10167 | |
5 Jun 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Hector Arnold and Marie Louise Chester
Husband of Margaret Elizabeth Chester of Upwey, Victoria
Pilot of Mustang aircraft A68-507 of Number 2 Operational Training Unit which crashed near Gol Gol, NSW