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HAINS, Albert Leonard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 16420 |
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Enlisted: | 4 May 1940 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Kalgoorlie, WA, 1 July 1916 |
Home Town: | Herne Hill, Swan, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Canberra, ACT, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 24 June 1947, aged 30 years |
Cemetery: |
Woden (Canberra) Public Cemetery, ACT R.S.L. Plot. Row D. Grave 31, Woden Cemetery, Woden, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 16420 | |
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4 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
4 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 16420 | |
24 Jun 1947: | Involvement Leading Aircraftman, No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Albert Hains and Catherine Hains
Husband of Rona Maud Hains of West Hobart, Tasmania
LAC Hains was a fireman at Number 4 Squadron, Canberra Aerodrome (Fairbairn) - he was killed when his fire tender was struck by a taxying Mustang fighter (A68-43) piloted by Wing Commander R.C. "Dick" Cresswell