Irwin Harold SMEAD

SMEAD, Irwin Harold

Service Number: 419228
Enlisted: 17 July 1942
Last Rank: Flight Sergeant
Last Unit: No. 32 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Kew, Victoria, Australia, 12 November 1923
Home Town: Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Flying Accident, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 21 April 1944, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland
Plot A. Row D. Grave 14
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flight Sergeant, 419228
17 Jul 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units
17 Jul 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 419228
21 Apr 1944: Involvement Flight Sergeant, No. 32 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of Harold John and Agnes Lilian Smead of Spotswood, Victoria

 

RAAF Beaufort aircraft A9-436 and A9-476 of Number 32 Squadron collided in mid-air approximately 15 miles west of Bundaberg while taking part in a box formation flying exercise - the crew of both aircraft were killed:

Crew of A9-436

Flight Sergeant John Bertram Steed (425371) Pilot

Flight Sergeant Irwin Harold Smead (419228) Navigator

Flight Sergeant Richard McDougal Garland (412584) W.O.A.G.

Pilot Officer James Ian McKechnie (416312) W.O.A.G.

Crew of A9-476

Flight Sergeant Milton Charles Hardy (422177) Pilot

Flight Sergeant Ignatius William Willcocks (419425) Navigator

Flying Officer John Eric Gay (434085) W.O.A.G.

Flight Sergeant Ian James Dixon (423672) W.O.A.G.

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