HODGE, KEVIN LEONARD Rank: Sergeant Service No: 417303 Date of Death: 21/07/1943 Age: 19 Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Grave Reference J.B.5. Cemetery PERTH WAR CEMETERY AND ANNEX Additional Information: Son of Edward Leonard Clare Hodge and Helen Valeska Hodge, of Clarence Park, South Australia. CWGC - Cemetery Details
HODGE, KEVIN LEONARD Rank: Sergeant Service No: 417303 Date of Death: 21/07/1943 Age: 19 Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force Grave Reference J.B.5. Cemetery PERTH WAR CEMETERY AND ANNEX Additional Information: Son of Edward Leonard Clare Hodge and Helen Valeska Hodge, of Clarence Park, South Australia. CWGC - Cemetery Details From: ADF Serials - RAAF A20 CAC Wirraway A20-101 to 200 Aircraft :A20-110 CAC Wirraway 21/07/43 - after crashing and burning after becoming lost during a cross country flight at night on the York Peninsula. The aircraft had 1231 flight hours at the time. One crew member killed. Crew; FSGT G.H. Mitchell 405006 (Pilot) SGT K.L. Hodge 417303 (Nav) (Reportedly knocked unconscious whilst exiting the aircraft and fell 3000ft to his death. Part of 4 Aircraft flight that was lost due to bad weather, other a/c A20-151/A20-188/A20-124. Cheers Geoff
I was trying to work out why a boy from South Australia, killed on the Yorke Peninsula (in SA), was buried in Perth - until I checked the AWM to see that he was actually killed near the town of York in WA. I don't know whether adfserials bother fixing minor typos (they normally ignore my emails) but it might lead to confusion as it stands.....
I was trying to work out why a boy from South Australia, killed on the Yorke Peninsula (in SA), was buried in Perth - until I checked the AWM to see that he was actually killed near the town of York in WA. I don't know whether adfserials bother fixing minor typos (they normally ignore my emails) but it might lead to confusion as it stands..... Thanks Dave, I fixed three typos and missed one-Will edit. Cheers Geoff
Do you have input to ADF serials? Or did you mean that you fixing up typos on your database? PS - have you got the pdf data for the thread on the Wellington lost out of Foggia (two RAAF personnel on board - non known graves)
Do you have input to ADF serials? Or did you mean that you fixing up typos on your database? PS - have you got the pdf data for the thread on the Wellington lost out of Foggia (two RAAF personnel on board - non known graves) Edited my post after reading through it again. Will have a look! Thought you meant the other Foggia thread that has been going for a while. Cheers Geoff
