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WALKER, Gordon Murray
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 418610 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 148 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia , 11 April 1923 |
| Home Town: | Sandringham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mildura State School and Melbourne High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Laboratory assistant |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Yugoslavia, 4 January 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia 10 A D 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 418610, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 418610, No. 148 Squadron (RAF) | |
| 4 Jan 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 418610, No. 148 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Mr and Mrs W. Walker, of 8 Abbott st, Sandringham, have been advised that their son, Pilot-Officer Gordon Murray Walker, is missing, belíeved to have been killed, in air operations over Yugoslavia on January 4. Pilot Officer Walker was born in Mildura, and educated at Mildura and Melbourne High Schools. Before enlisting, he was in the laboratory at the munition works, Maribyrnong." - from the Melbourne Argus 03 Mar 1945 (nla.gov.au)
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