ALLCHIN, Graham William Charles
| Service Number: | 401321 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 28 August 1916 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Essendon High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Commercial Artist |
| Died: | Prisoner of War - Executed, Ambon, Dutch New Guinea, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 22 November 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia Plot 21, Row B, Grave 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, No 2 Squadron RAAF Roll of Honour, St. Kilda East All Saints Anglican Church Mausoleum Memorial |
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Son of George Fraser Allchin and Ethel Louie Allchin of East St. Kilda, Victoria
RAAF Lockheed Hudson aircraft A16-187 of Number 2 Squadron was shot down at Ambon, Netherlands East Indies 22 May 1942 - two of the crew were captured by the Japanese and were executed while being held as Prisoners of War (22 November 1942) and are buried in Ambon War Cemetery:
Pilot Officer Graham William Charles Allchin 401321
Sergeant Laurence John Montgomerie 406865
The other two crewmen were killed in the crash and are commemorated on the Ambon Memorial:
Pilot Officer Kenneth Irving Kersten 406857
Pilot Officer Wilbur Charles McLay 408865
Biography
Completed school to Intermediate stanard, studying English, Artimetic, Algebra, Goegraphy, History, Commercial Principles and Practice. Sports played Tennis, Cricket, Golf, Swimming and Ski-ing
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