Herbert William Cecil THWAITES AFC

THWAITES, Herbert William Cecil

Service Numbers: O11380, 426710
Enlisted: 18 July 1942
Last Rank: Squadron Leader
Last Unit: Air Force Headquarters
Born: Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia, 17 April 1923
Home Town: Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: RAAF Pilot
Died: Natural causes, Gold Coast Hospital, Queensland, Australia, 13 August 1996, aged 73 years
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
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World War 2 Service

18 Jul 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, O11380
18 Jul 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 426710

Vietnam War Service

24 Feb 1967: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader
1 Mar 1967: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader
19 Mar 1967: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader
30 May 1967: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, O11380
8 Jun 1967: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader
28 Jun 1967: Involvement
28 Jun 1967: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader
30 Jun 1967: Involvement
30 Jun 1967: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader
21 Aug 1967: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, O11380
2 Oct 1967: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader

World War 2 Service

18 Jul 1969: Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, O11380, Air Force Headquarters
18 Jul 1969: Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, O11380
Date unknown: Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 426710

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Flight Lieutenant Herbert William Cecil Thwaites (O11380 / 426710) and Sergeant Geoffrey Meyer Neill (A118 / 22351) were injured when Wirraway A20-212 crashed on Maroochydore Beach in Queensland - 30 December 1950