CARNIE, Wilfred Leslie
Service Number: | 407490 |
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Enlisted: | 12 October 1940 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 14 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 4 June 1921 |
Home Town: | Barmera, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
Schooling: | Renmark High School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Flying Battle, Middle East, 14 June 1942, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt Memorial Panel 266 Roll of Honour Barmera, South Australia |
Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barmera Memorial Gates |
World War 2 Service
12 Oct 1940: | Involvement Aircraftman, 407490, Aircrew Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
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12 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Aircraftman, 407490, Aircrew Training Units, Adelaide | |
12 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407490 | |
27 Jun 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, 407490, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
27 Jun 1941: | Embarked For the Middle East from Sydney | |
14 Jun 1942: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407490, No. 14 Squadron (RAF), Killed. |
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Plane was Blenheim 1V, Z 7517 of 14 Squadron
Rank - Sergeant
Son of James Wilfred Coulter Carnie and Irene Mary Carnie, of Barmera, South Australia.
Studied English, Chemistry, Physics, Mathetics 1 & 2. Failed Aritmetic. Passed Intermediate
Studied bookkeeping for a short while with Hemmingway & Robinson on Norh Terrace, Adelaide
Played football and cricket