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KITCHEN, John Edward
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | N9637, 419852 |
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Enlisted: | 1 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | Central Flying School |
Born: | Warawee, New South Wales, 14 March 1917 |
Home Town: | Wahroonga, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Architectural draftsman |
Died: | Accidental, Little River, Victoria, Little River, Victoria, Australia, 11 January 1945, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Geelong East, Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, N9637 | |
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7 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 419852, Sydney, New South Wales | |
7 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 419852, Central Flying School | |
11 Jan 1945: | Involvement Flying Officer, 419852, Central Flying School |
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Killed in a low-flying training accident when the aircraft hit powerlines. The accident occurred in a non-designated low flying area. The instructing pilot was Lance Eric Gordon HENRY who was also killed in the accident.