UNSWORTH, James Frederick
| Service Number: | 763 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 23 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 7 January 1918 |
| Home Town: | Mascot, Botany Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Darra, Queensland, Australia, 31 January 1941, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Queensland Cremation Memorial, Lutwyche Cemetery, Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lutwyche Cemetery WW2 Cremation Commemorations |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 763 | |
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| 5 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Air Cadet, RAAF Point Cook | |
| 5 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 763 | |
| 31 Jan 1941: | Involvement Flying Officer, 763, No. 23 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Wirraway aircraft A20-155 of Number 23 Squadron crashed at Darra near Brisbane in Queensland while performing diving aerobatics killing Pilot Officer Godfrey Edward Turner and Flying Officer James Frederick Unsworth 763
Pilot Officer Turner (no RAAF Service Number allocated) was the son of Arthur Edward and Muriel Eva Turner of South Perth, WA
Flying Officer Unsworth was the son of Henry James Unsworth and Constance Unsworth & the husband of Joy Unsworth of Newcastle, NSW
Both men were cremated at Mt Thompson Crematorium and are commemorated on the Queensland Cremation Memorial situated in Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane