Just found some more Australians who were in other Air Forces.

Just found these Aussies that were in other Air Forces thanks to Geoff's search engine. Many are in cemeteries I already have completed so I hope somebody may have the New Zealand lads and some of the others.

Cheers

Geoff

BUCHANAN , RODNEY GODFREY Pilot Officer 2973 4sq RIAF 28/06/1945 20 Royal Indian Air Force Indian 5. F. 15. MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI India Madras



Geoff

(Ignore my earlier post on the same subject in another thread)

R G Buchanan is not an Aussie but an Anglo-Indian (mixed blood). He held an IAF Commission (as can be deduced by the 2973) and only Indians and Anglo Indians can hold such.

His grave is in the Chennai War Cemetary - I took this photograph of his marker in 2007

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Galleries/History/WW2/CWGC/RG-Buchanan.jpg.html

 

Geoff

(Ignore my earlier post on the same subject in another thread)

R G Buchanan is not an Aussie but an Anglo-Indian (mixed blood). He held an IAF Commission (as can be deduced by the 2973) and only Indians and Anglo Indians can hold such.

His grave is in the Chennai War Cemetary - I took this photograph of his marker in 2007

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Galleries/History/WW2/CWGC/RG-Buchanan.jpg.html

Thanks for the info Jagan.

The NOK is misleading. Would he be adopted?

In Memory of
Pilot Officer RODNEY GODFREY BUCHANAN

2973, 4 Sqdn., Royal Indian Air Force
who died age 20
on 28 June 1945
Son of R. C. Buchanan and Phyllis Emily Buchanan, of Toorak, Victoria, Australia.
Remembered with honour
MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI



Cheers

Geoff

 

Apologies for this rather delayed reply. After the Indian Independence, There was steady migration of Anglo-indian families to UK, Canada Australia and this migration went on till the late 60s. Its probably the case that the parents migrated to Aus afterwards

 

Hi Jagan,

Thank you for the reply however they would have had the NOK listed prior to Independence you would think. As you say he must have been mixed blood however you never know what turns up. Toorak is/was one of the most well to do areas of Melbourne.

Cheers

Geoff

 

FISK, THOMAS MAXWELL

Rank:

Second Officer

Date of Death:

25/06/1944

Age:

25

Regiment/Service:

Air Transport Auxiliary

Grave Reference

Panel 2.

Cemetery

GOLDERS GREEN CREMATORIUM

Additional Information:
Son of Sir Ernest Thomas Fisk, F.R.S.A. and Lady Fisk (nee Chudleigh), of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2430841/FISK,%20THOMAS%20MAXWELL