KNAPMAN, Alfred Sydney

Previous service 37th Battn. 10th Field Brigade. Plane was CA-12 Boomerang which suffered an aerial collision with another Boomerang A46-14 and crashed West of Mildura. Grave -Photo added by Graham Smith

Last Name
KNAPMAN
Given Names
Alfred Sydney
Service Number
400806
Date of Birth
19/01/1918
Birth Location
Ivanhoe VIC.
Enlistment Date
08/11/1940
Enlistment Location
Melbourne
1Wags Start Date
19/03/1943
Course Details
Other
Kill Date or Discharge Date
01/06/1944 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
2 OTU
Rank
Flying Officer
Operations
Flying accident near Mildura Vic. Australia. Pilot
Date of Death
01/06/1944
Age
26
Cemetery / Memorial
Mildura [Nichols Point] Cemetery VIC Australia
Medals
Flying badge
Notes

Previous service 37th Battn. 10th Field Brigade. Plane was CA-12 Boomerang which suffered an aerial collision with another Boomerang A46-14 and crashed West of Mildura. Grave -Photo added by Graham Smith

Posting on Death
2 Operational Training Unit
NAA Status
DIGITIZED
1WAGS - KNAPMAN Alfred Sydney - Service Number 400806 (edited-1)
1WAGS - KNAPMAN Alfred Sydney - Service Number 400806 (Grave_edited-1)
1WAGS - KNAPMAN Alfred Sydney - Service Number 400806 (Plane_edited-1)

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