SALTER, William John
| Service Number: | 29296 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1940, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAAF Tocumwal |
| Born: | Pinjarra, Western Australia, 2 May 1913 |
| Home Town: | Pinjarra, Murray, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Berrigan, New South Wales, Australia, 2 September 1944, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tocumwal War Cemetery Cemetery Plot B Row A Grave 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 29296, No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAAF Tocumwal | |
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| 20 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 29296, Perth, WA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles and Alice Salter, of Pinjarra, Western Australia; husband of May Salter, of Pinjarra
PEACEFULLY SLEEPING IN GOD'S CARE
William John Salter was 27 and working as a Motor Mechanic when he enlisted in the RAAF on 20 November 1940. He completed recruit training in Pearce, WA and then started as a Rigger and Flight Rigger, serving at numerous locations until 1942 when he re-mustered to a Fitter. He was promoted to Corporal and posted to 7 OTU at Tocumwal in August 1944.
After stand down one Friday evening William attended a dance in Berrigan and around 2.30am was travelling back to Tocumwal on the back of a vehicle. He was seen to lose his balance and fall from the vehicle. Corporal Salter died at the scene on 2 September 1944. He was married with one son.
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