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GRIFFITHS, Thomas Bonham
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 428387, V158577 |
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Enlisted: | 27 October 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 80 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 30 November 1923 |
Home Town: | Glen Davis, Lithgow, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Horn Island, Queensland, Australia, Horn Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia, 23 February 1944, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Townsville War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia E.C.14., Townsville War Cemetery, Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Horn Island Torres Strait Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 428387 | |
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27 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V158577 | |
10 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
10 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 428387 | |
23 Feb 1944: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, No. 80 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Leslie James Griffiths and Doris Vera Griffiths of Glen Davis, NSW
Flight Sergeant Thomas Bonham Griffiths 428387 of 80SQN was killed in the loss of Kittyhawk A29-513 at Horn Island, Queensland