ALLAMBY, Walter Vernon Wilfred
| Service Number: | 428516 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 467 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Millgrove, Victoria, Australia, 1 August 1918 |
| Home Town: | Surrey Hills, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Store Employee |
| Died: | Accidental, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, 3 January 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Chester, England Section A, Grave 754 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 428516, Melbourne | |
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| 6 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 428516 | |
| 3 Jan 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 428516, No. 467 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Walter Vernon Wilfred ALLAMBY was born on 1st August, 1918 at Millgrove, Victoria
His parents were Alfred Ernest ALLAMBY & Ruby Frances WILESMITH
He was the Pilot of an Avro Lancaster Bomber NF908 PO-C of the 467 Squadron which flew into high ground near Leek in Staffordshire during a fighter affiliation exercise
Walter died in that accident on 3rd January, 1945 and is buried in the Blacon Cemetery in Chester, Cheshire, England (Section A, Grave 754)
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Roll of Honour at Canterbury in Victoria
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IN MEMORIAM NOTICES from Family & Friends
ON ACTIVE SERVICE
ALLAMBY - In cherished, loving memory of our only son, Flight Officer Vern, who lost his life with his gallant crew on January 3, 1945, returning from operational flight over Germany.
"In our home where all was quiet,
God took from us that shining light
We miss you Vern, we always will
Your vacant place, no one can fill"
Deeply mourned by his Dad & Mum
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"What happy hours we once enjoyed
How sweet their memory still,
But they have left an aching void
This world can never fill"
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"God has you in his keeping
We have you in our hearts"
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"In silence , we remember"
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