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O'GORMAN, Shane Anthony Vernon
Personal Details
Service Number: | 405877 |
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Enlisted: | 21 June 1941 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | Aircrew Training Units |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 27 April 1911 |
Home Town: | Blackheath, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 26 February 1942, aged 30 years |
Cemetery: |
Wagga Wagga General (Monumental) Cemetery RC Plot Section Cl Grave 12, Wagga Wagga General Cemetery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 405877 | |
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21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 405877, Aircrew Training Units | |
21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 405877, No. 2 Service Flying Training School Forest Hill |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
LAC O'Gorman 405877 of Number 2 Service Flying Training School was killed when Wirraway aircraft A20-248 struck the ground during air to ground gunnery practice south west of Wagga