LARKIN, Kenneth Thomas
| Service Number: | 47891 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Engineering School Ascot Vale |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 10 December 1923 |
| Home Town: | Flinders Park, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Fitter & Turner |
| Died: | Died of Illness (Meningococial septicaemia), Ascot Vale, Victoria, Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 May 1942, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Parents Grave - Section: RC Western Ground; Row: F; Site: 228, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Flinders Park Staff of the South Australian Gas Company Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Rootsweb ID: I567619 Birth Record: 10 December 1923 in North Adelaide, South Australia
(SA Births 1907 - 1928. Book : 126A Page : 217 District : Ade.)
Father Cecil Edward LARKIN and Mother Eileen May Larkin (nee MORRIS),
living at 202 Grange Road, Flinders Park, SA.
31/3/1942 enlisted at Flinders Park, SA
place of enlisting, Adelaide, SA
***service record needs to be ordered through National Archives of Australia ***
Aircraftman 1 in 1 ENGINEERING SCHOOL
His name is commemorated on Panel 117 at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
23/5/1942 fell sick, whilst in service, of Meningococial Septicaemia
24/5/1942 died of Meningococial Septicaemia at RAAF Hospital, Ascot Vale, Victoria
Buried in: West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, SA - with his parents
Section: Catholic Western Ground; Row #: F; Site #: 228.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 28/6/2016. Lest we forget.
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