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PARKER, Thomas Dudley
Personal Details
Service Number: | 402391 |
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Enlisted: | 19 August 1940 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 10 August 1913 |
Home Town: | Vaucluse, Waverley, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Cranbrook School, Edgecliff, New South Wales, Australia (1925-34) |
Occupation: | Overseer |
Died: | Flying Battle, Middle East, 12 October 1941, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Local Roll of Honour - Vaucluse, NSW, |
Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane No 3 Squadron Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 402391 | |
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19 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 402391, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
19 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402391 | |
4 Nov 1940: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 402391, Emb. Sydney for South Africa | |
12 Feb 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
3 Jul 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402391, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Parker 402391 in Tomahawk AN355 of 3SQN was killed when his aircraft crashed in the Bir Sheferzen area of Egypt - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt