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Flying Officer Hector Louis FORD

459 RAAF Squadron

Service No. O39399 (5184)

Date of Birth: 17 Feb 1919

Place of Birth: MELBOURNE, VIC

Date of Enlistment: 13 Nov 1939

Date of Discharge: 31 May 1946

Rank: Flying Officer

Date of Death: 20 Nov 2013

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Crew:
  • Colin Daking  - Pilot

  • Charlie Harrison - Nav B

  • Hector Ford -  WAG

  • Sydney Hodkin - (RAF) WAG

 

Hector Ford joined in November 1939 (ie pre-EATS) as Ground Staff with Service No. of 5184, which carried over when he re-mustered to air crew. Then he rejoined RAAF post-war, with the new no. 039399,

so he appears on the WW2 Nominal Roll as Service Number:  039399 (5184)

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