CLOTHIER, Grahame Hilton
| Service Number: | 411865 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1941, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 15 Advance Flying Unit (RAF) |
| Born: | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, 29 April 1922 |
| Home Town: | Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Queanbeyan Intermediate , Canberra High School & Canberra University |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental, Doncaster, United Kingdom, 27 September 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queanbeyan Christ Church Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 411865, Sydney | |
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| 27 Sep 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 411865, 15 Advance Flying Unit (RAF) |
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Grahame Hilton CLOTHIER was born in Queanbeyan, NSW on 29th April, 1922
His parents were Hilton Arthur CLOTHIER & Sylvia PAYNE
He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 21st June, 1941
Grahame was killed in a Training Accident over Doncaster in England on 27th September, 1942 and is buried in the Doncaster (Rose Hill) Cemetery
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His father Hilton Arthur CLOTHIER served during WW1 with the 9th Field Company Engineers - returned to Australia in 1919
Two of his brothers also served during WW2
1. Geoffrey Thomas CLOTHIER (S7375) Army - 9th Infantry Training Battalion - discharged 18.9.1942)
He then re-enlisted (N319522) in the Royal Australian Navy where he was a Cook - discharged 16th August, 1946
2. Raphael Corrie CLOTHIER (20871) Royal Australian Air Force - 2 Personnel Depot - discharged 19th December, 1945
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