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LAKEY, Percival Keith
Personal Details
Service Number: | 129143 |
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Enlisted: | 26 April 1943 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
Born: | Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 15 January 1924 |
Home Town: | Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
Schooling: | Maldon State School No. 1254, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Woodcutter |
Died: | Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 2013, aged 88 years |
Cemetery: |
Maldon General Cemetery, Victoria 1. Maldon Cemetery, Section B 2. Victorian Garden of Remembrance, Wall: 109, Row: T |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
26 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 129143, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
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26 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 129143, No.1 Recruitment Centre, Melbourne. | |
30 Apr 1943: | Transferred Aircraftman, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots, R.A.A.F. Reception Section, Ascot Vale, Melbourne Victoria. | |
4 Jun 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, No.1 Elementary Flying Training School Parafield, Attached to R.A.A.F. No.1 Elementary Flying Training School at Parafield, South Australia. | |
4 Jun 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, No. 4 School of Technical Training Adelaide | |
26 Sep 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots, No.3 Bombing and Gunnery School, Sale, Victoria. | |
15 Oct 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 129143, 1 Embarkation Depot, Embarked Ascot Vale, Melbourne for Birdum in the Northern Territory. | |
3 Nov 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 5 Replenishing Centre, Assigned to the R.A.A.F. 55 Operational Base Unit at Birdum, Northern Territory. | |
11 Nov 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 5 Replenishing Centre, Transferred from 55 O.B.U. based in Birdum, N.T. to 5 Replenishing Centre based at Green Ant Island (Creek) Northern Territory. | |
11 Nov 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 5 Replenishing Centre, Attached to R.A.A.F. 55 Operational Base Unit at Birdum, Northern Territory on 11th November 1943. | |
22 Jan 1945: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 1 Personnel Depot RAAF (Melbourne), Transferred to 1 Personnel Depot stationed at R.A.A.F. Ransford Camp, Melbourne (M.C.G.) | |
25 Jan 1945: | Promoted Leading Aircraftman, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots, Promoted to Leading Aircraftman on 25th January 1945. | |
22 Mar 1945: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
8 Jan 1946: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 1 Personnel Depot RAAF (Melbourne), Transferred to R.A.A.F. Ransford in Melbourne (M.C.G.) | |
31 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 129143, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
31 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 129143, 1 Personnel Depot RAAF (Melbourne) | |
Date unknown: | Involvement Leading Aircraftman, 129143, 1 Personnel Depot RAAF (Melbourne) |
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