JENKINS, Douglas Vaughan
Service Number: | 400474 |
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Enlisted: | 14 September 1940, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
Born: | Mansfield, Vic., 21 August 1915 |
Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
Schooling: | Mildura High School, Geelong College |
Occupation: | Pharmaceutical Chemist |
Died: | Accidental, United Kingdom, 14 August 1941, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
Brandesburton (St Mary) Churchyard, Yorkshire, England R.A.F. Sec. Grave 3. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Cenotaph, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 400474 | |
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14 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400474, No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura, Melbourne, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alexander James Jenkins and Jane Eliza Jenkins, of Mildura, Victoria
SGT PILOT DOUGLAS V JENKINS
RAAF who was killed in an aircraft accident In England on August 14 was the son of Mr and Mrs A J Jenkins of Mildura. He was educated at the Mildura HS and Geelong College and later qualified as a pharmaceutical chemist. He obtained his wings in Canada 4 months ago and had recently arrived in England.