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BALDWIN, Godfrey Ernest William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 79608 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 21 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Broadwater, New South Wales, Australia, 13 October 1924 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, New Guinea, 10 February 1944, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 79608, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
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| 19 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 79608 | |
| 10 Feb 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 79608, No. 21 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, Died as a result of an assault by another serviceman |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Leading Aircraftman Godfrey Ernest William Baldwin 79608 of Number 21 Squadron was struck by LAC Harrington on the 9th of February 1944 following an altercation at Nadzab, New Guinea and died the next day at Number 23 Medical Clearing Station
LAC Harrington was tried by a Field Court Martial and was found guilty of manslaughter, with a sentence of two years imprisonment with hard labour.
133922 James Dudley Harrington was discharged in 1952 with the rank of Corporal from Number 5 Airfield Construction Squadron (5ACS) - new service number A2532 allocated in 1948