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HAND, Ronald Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 28891 |
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Enlisted: | 12 March 1941 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Moonta, South Australia, 13 December 1918 |
Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Salesman |
Died: | Flying Battle, Timor Sea, Timor Sea, Netherlands East Indies, 23 December 1942, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
12 Mar 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, 28891 | |
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12 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
12 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 28891 | |
23 Dec 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Bertram and Florence Ella Hand of Unley, South Australia
RAAF Beaufighter aircraft A19-22 of 31 Squadron crashed into Fog Bay, Timor Sea after turning back from an operational mission due to engine trouble - both crewmen were killed: Sergeant Ronald Thomas Hand 28891 & Warrant Officer Mervyn Campbell Smith 400047