CHITTOCK, Wesley Victor
Service Number: | 408564 |
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Enlisted: | 27 April 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 51 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 15 June 1920 |
Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Bendigo Technical School Victoria |
Occupation: | Motor Driver/Storeman |
Died: | Flying Battle, North West Europe, 27 April 1943, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Kennington Methodist Church WW2 Honour Roll, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 408564 | |
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27 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 408564 | |
27 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 408564, No. 51 Squadron (RAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Wesley Victor CHITTOCK was born in Bendigo, Victoria on 15th June 1920
His parents were Arthur Wesley Lewis CHITTOCK & Alice Victoria MANLIEN
He was engaged to be married in 1941 to Lucy Elizabeth LONSDALE
Wesley died in a Flying Battle in North West Europe on 27th April, 1943 - no known grave
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His Father Arthur Wesley Lewis CHITTOCK served in both WW1 and WW2
1. WW1 - SN 247 - returned to Australia in 1918 - Lance Sergeant with 38th Infantry Battalion
2. WW2 - SN V354617 - discharged on 16th August, 1944 - Warrant Officer with the 15th Infantry Battalion