WHISHAW, Denis Kinloch
Service Number: | 408222 |
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Enlisted: | 22 May 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 32 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 21 July 1921 |
Home Town: | Carrick, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Student |
Died: | Flying Accident, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 31 May 1943, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland Plot A. Row D. Grave 6 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carrick Memorial Wall Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 408222 | |
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22 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
22 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408222 | |
31 May 1943: | Involvement Flying Officer, 408222, No. 32 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Beaufort A9-285 of Number 32 Squadron crashed near Bundaberg killing all crew on board:
Flying Officer Denis Kinloch Whishaw 408222 (pilot) - Son of Denis and Mary Kinloch Whishaw of Carrick, Tasmania
Flying Officer Robert Chester Brabham 407998 (observer) - Son of Robert Mather Brabham and Mary Agnes Brabham of Kensington, SA
Pilot Officer James Gavin Hylton 416072 - Son of James Roy and Lyda Patricia Hylton of Fimiston, WA
Pilot Officer Leonard Henry Peart 416063 (WAGS) - Son of Isaac and Edith Jane Peart & Husband of Kathleen Grace Peart of Murray Bridge, SA