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DRAKE-BROCKMAN, Francis Richard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 427451 |
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Enlisted: | 14 July 1942 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 4 October 1923 |
Home Town: | Crawley, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Christchurch Grammar 1935-1939 Perth Technical College 1941-1942 |
Occupation: | Student |
Died: | Flying Battle, Arafura Sea, Arafura Sea, Netherlands East Indies, 16 October 1943, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, No 2 Squadron RAAF Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
14 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 427451, No. 4 Initial Training School Victor Harbor | |
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14 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 427451 | |
8 Oct 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 427451, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF), Australia's Northern Periphery |
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Francis Richard DRAKE-BROCKMAN was born in Perth, Western Australia on 4th October, 1923
His parents were Howden DRAKE-BROCKMAN & Alice GRIFFITH who married in Perth, WA on 25th October, 1919