HIGGIE, Keith William
Service Number: | 40512 |
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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 |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 40512 | |
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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) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
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