Kenneth George CHESTER

CHESTER, Kenneth George

Service Number: 10167
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
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World War 2 Service

15 Apr 1940: Involvement Flying Officer, 10167
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

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Biography 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