EASTOE, Thomas George
| Service Numbers: | Q3769, 124403 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Headquarters (Melbourne / Brisbane) |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 16 June 1917 |
| Home Town: | New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Mar 1941: | Involvement Q3769, RAAF 124403 26/4/43-17/12/45 | |
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| 20 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 26 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 124403, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
| 26 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 124403 | |
| 17 Dec 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Headquarters (Melbourne / Brisbane) | |
| 17 Dec 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 124403 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Avro Anson aircraft AX471 clipped a Pisonia tree on Heron Island off the central Queensland coast with one of its wings and crashed into the ground at 1040 hours on 23 July 1943 while on a non-operational training flight. Of the five crew on board, three were killed instantly and two others were seriously injured - one of whom died a week later from his injuries. Crew list:
Flying Officer David Skene Paterson (405931) 66 Squadron RAAF
Flying Officer Francis Joseph Robinson (264997) 32 Squadron RAAF
Flying Officer Fabian Crothers McMaster (420102) 71 Squadron RAAF /
Flying Officer Ronald Douglas Robertson (411951) of 71 Squadron RAAF died on 1 August 1943. Ronald was the uncle of the famous Australian barrister Geoffrey Robertson Q.C.
The other seriously injured crew member was AC Eastoe (124403) - Thomas George Eastoe served in the ACMF with Army Number Q3769 prior to enlisting in the RAAF - he survived this aircraft crash and was discharged from the RAAF in December 1945