Theodore William John SPEET

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SPEET, Theodore William John

Service Number:	412206
Enlisted:	22 June 1941
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 1 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Garoet, Java, 8 May 1913
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia , 16 September 1944, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT D.B.12., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Orange Cenotaph, Orange WW2 Supreme Sacrifice Honour Board

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 412206
22 Jun 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), Aircrew Training Units
22 Jun 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 412206
16 Sep 1944:	Involvement Flight Lieutenant, No. 1 Squadron (RAAF)

Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of Peter Marie Anthony Speet and Cornelia Maria Speet of Orange, NSW

Flight Lieutenant Theodore William John Speet 412206 was the pilot of Number 1 Squadron RAAF Beaufort aircraft A9-593 which crashed after take-off from Gould Field, NT - he was the only fatality; the rest of the crew survived with varying injuries: Flying Officer Eric William Hadley Wood 417985 / Warrant Officer Robert Brough 414621 / Flying Officer Evan Frederick Klemm 414241

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