HAYWARD, Laurence Rex
| Service Number: | 411908 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 13 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia, 24 September 1922 |
| Home Town: | Gladesville, Hunters Hill, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Northern Territory, Australia, 18 June 1942, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 411908 | |
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| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 13 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 411908, No. 13 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Rex Douglas Hayward and Mary Bridget Hayward of Gladesville, NSW
RAAF Lockheed Hudson aircraft A16-132 of Number 6 Squadron was reported missing on an operational flight from Hughes Airfield, Darwin - all crew killed:
Pilot Officer Gordon Robert Crawford 403802
Sergeant Maurice McGuire 401137
Pilot Officer Colin Vivian Cantor 411861
Pilot Officer Brian Ernest Long 403888
Sergeant Lawrence Rex Hayward 411908
(USAAF info from Baugher - Aircraft A16-132 was built as 41-23202 - MIA in Timor Sea after engine failure)
All crew are commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial to the Missing located at Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT
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