Coming Soon.
CRIDLAND, Francis Herbert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 413534 |
---|---|
Enlisted: | 12 September 1941, Sydney |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Daceyville, New South Wales, Australia, 29 May 1920 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Nestle Employee |
Died: | Flying Battle, Netherlands East Indies, 19 October 1943, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Column 8. Ambon Memorial, Indonesia |
Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 413534, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF), Sydney |
---|
Personal Stories
Help us honour Francis Herbert Cridland's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Francis Herbert CRIDLAND was born in Daceyville, NSW on 29th May, 1920
His parents were Leslie Richard CRIDLAND & Florence Ann DAVISON
He married Bonnie Beveridge BRIDGES in Sydney in 1942
--------------
His Father Leslie Richard CRIDLAND (SN150) served during WW1 with the 1st Field Company Engineers - returned to Australia in 1916