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BEATTIE, Donald William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 408161 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 150 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 16 March 1946, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania C. of E. Plot. Sec. KB. Grave 38. (GRM/7), Cornelian Bay Public Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 408161 | |
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| 31 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman | |
| 31 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 408161, RAAF Recruit Centres | |
| 25 Dec 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, No. 150 Squadron (RAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of John Milborn Beattie and Edith Frances Beattie of New Town, Tasmania
The NAA hold a casualty file for Warrant Officer Beattie from when his aircraft was attacked by a night fighter while on a mission to target Mainz in August 1942
He was a member of the crew of 150 Squadron RAF Wellington bomber VX3744 operating from Snaith aerodrome, England
RAAF 406589 Flight Sergeant Paton Bell was killed in the attack but the rest of the crew survived, following an emergency landing at Coltishall
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