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THORNCRAFT, Jack William Herbert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 412214 |
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Enlisted: | 22 June 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 5 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Rockdale, New South Wales , Australia, 9 August 1919 |
Home Town: | Earlwood, Hurstville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 28 October 1942, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Methodist Plot Section 1 Grave 258 (GRM/2), Woronora General Cemetery, Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 412214 | |
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22 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 412214, No. 5 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Wirraway A20-284 of Number 5 Squadron stalled and crashed on night time landing at Toowoomba aerodrome killing:
Flying Officer Jack William Herbert Thorncraft 412214 (Pilot) - buried in Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland, NSW
Sergeant Harold James Roberts 13737 (WAG) - buried in Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland