WALKINGTON, Allan Oliver
Service Numbers: | S41287, 437031 |
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Enlisted: | 15 October 1941 |
Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 194 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | Terowie, South Australia, 26 July 1921 |
Home Town: | Appila, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, Burma, 20 June 1945, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar Taukkyan War Cemetery, Mingaladon, Yangon, Myanmar |
Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, District of Terowie Honour Roll WW2, Terowie War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
15 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Private, S41287, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) , Winabara, South Australia | |
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15 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S41287 | |
16 Oct 1941: | Involvement Private, S41287, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) , Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
9 Oct 1942: | Discharged Private, S41287, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) | |
10 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 437031 | |
10 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 437031, Adelaide, South Australia | |
20 Jun 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 437031, No. 194 Squadron (RAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Neelands 419070 and Warrant Officer Walkington 437031 of 194 Squadron RAF were killed when Dakota KK175 hit the slope of a mountain located 4 miles south-east of Kyaukpyu on Ramree Island off the coast of Burma while flying in marginal weather conditions
Also killed were Wing Commander Robert Cree Crawford 34146 DFC RAF and Flight Lieutenant Frank Malcolm Forrester 120767 RAF