GRAY, William Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 207352, 287419, 300219 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1929 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Reserve (Civil Aircrew) |
| Born: | Pymble, New South Wales, Australia, 3 April 1911 |
| Home Town: | Pymble, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pilot |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Mount Bundy, Northern Territory, Australia, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 21 April 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory Q.A.7., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Dec 1929: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, RAAF Point Cook, Served with 3SQN | |
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| 1 Dec 1929: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 300219 | |
| 1 Dec 1929: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 207352, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 1 Dec 1929: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 287419, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 287419 | |
| 21 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Reserve (Civil Aircrew) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of William Thomas Gray and Caroline Frier Gray
Husband of Hilda Amy Gray of Kingsford, NSW
Duncan Gordon Cameron (RAAF Flight Lieutenant 287418) and William Thomas Gray (RAAF Flying Officer 287419) were the crew of a Lockheed C-40 aircraft which crashed near Mount Bundy, NT killing all on board, including 10 members of the 49th Interceptors Control Squadron USAAF -
Cpl Bill Bedford / Cpl Tony Gattamelata / PFC Robert George / PFC Nick Hinch / PFC Ray Love / PFC John Faris / PFC Walt Feret / PFC Dick Schmidt / PFC Bulford Wilard / PFC Wyatt Wiley
(note: Cameron and Gray were granted their WW2 RAAF commissions after the incident, mainly for repatriation / pension purposes as they were on Defence duty at the time of the loss)
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