Leonard John KING

KING, Leonard John

Service Number: 3891
Enlisted: 3 January 1939
Last Rank: Aircraftman
Last Unit: Air and Ground Radio School
Born: BRISBANE, QLD, 12 June 1916
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (Flying Accident), Richmond, New South Wales, Australia, Richmond, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 18 December 1939, aged 23 years
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
Columbarium Wall 2. Section 10. S/Niche 185, Mount Thompson Crematorium, Holland Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Jan 1939: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Air and Ground Radio School
3 Jan 1939: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 3891
3 Sep 1939: Involvement 3891

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of William and Annie King of Fairfield, Queensland

 

RAAF Avro Anson N4887 crashed into the Richmond Golf Course almost immediately after take-off from RAAF Base Richmond, NSW on a flight to Point Cook, Victoria - all on board were killed:

Flying Officer Henry Parker Fitzgerald (enlisted 18 Jan 1937)

Flight Lieutenant - Pilot Arthur Moorehouse Watkins (enlisted 15 Jan 1935)

Flying Officer Malcolm Musgrave McInnes (enlisted 18 Jan 1936)

Flight Lieutenant Hugh Vaughan Horner (enlisted unknown)

Leading Aircraftman Leonard John King 3891 (enlisted 3 Jan 1939)

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