Keith William HIGGIE

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Service Number:	40512
Enlisted:	13 May 1941
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	No. 7 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Kerang, Victoria, Australia, 23 February 1923
Home Town:	Kerang, Gannawarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Accidental, Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia, 15 April 1942, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Kerang Cemetery, Victoria, Australia C. of E. Plot. Sec. XD. Grave 106
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 40512
13 May 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force
13 May 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 40512
15 Apr 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 7 Squadron (RAAF)

Son of Albert Ernest and Frances Emma Higgie of Langville, near Kerang, Victoria

Lockheed Hudson A16-151 of Number 7 Squadron crashed at Christmas Hills, near Yarra Glen, Dandenong, Victoria - all crew killed:

Sergeant Alan William Amey 401876

Leading Aircraftman Kenneth William Higgie 40512

Pilot Officer Ronald Loris Nall 411367

Pilot Officer Richard George Banks 405564

Sergeant Norman Leslie Thomas 416109

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