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EASTWOOD, Basil Gilbert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 13055, V1052 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1940, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 22 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Healesville, Victoria, Australia, 26 February 1912 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Died: | Flying Battle, New Guinea, 18 March 1943, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 13055 | |
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| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V1052, Melbourne, Vic. | |
| 14 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 13055, No. 22 Squadron (RAAF), Melbourne, Vic. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Boston aircraft A28-3 of Number 22 Squadron was shot down at Salamaua on 18 March 1943 after an attack - the burning aircraft was ditched in the sea about 1000 yards out from shore
Sergeant Basil Gilbert Eastwood 13055 was killed in the crash
Flight Sergeant John Lyon 401706 and Flight Lieutenant William Ellis Newton VC 250748 were both murdered by the Japanese after becoming taken prisoner (POW)
FLTLT Newton was the only WW2 RAAF Victoria Cross recipient in the Pacific theatre
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert Hudson Eastwood and Muriel Florence Eastwood, of Caulfield, Victoria.
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