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KINGSTON, Kennerley Birch
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 400386 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 6 October 1921 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Injuries (Self inflicted wound), Mornington, Victoria, Australia, 13 March 1947, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Wall 2 - Section AA - Niche 613, Springvale Crematorium, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 400386 | |
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| 20 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 20 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 400386 | |
| 8 Aug 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 400386, No. 1 Squadron (RAAF), Prisoners of War | |
| 16 Feb 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 400386 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Warrant Officer Kingston 400386 of 8SQN / 1SQN was taken prisoner on Java by the Japanese in February 1942 and was held in POW camps in Thailand, Burma and at Fukuoka in Japan
After his liberation in September 1945 he returned to Melbourne and was receiving treatment at Heidelberg Military Hospital prior to his untimely death