NAA: A9301, 412440
General Information
Service(s):
Royal Australian Air Force
Service No:
412440
Rank:
Flight Sergeant
Date of Birth:
10 July 1921
Place of Birth:
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death:
5 September 1943
Age at Death:
22 Years
Roll of Honour:
Second World War
Prisoner of War:
No
Honours:
Mentioned in Despatches
Award Citations
Mentioned in Despatches
Flight Sergeant HEATH has served with No. 100 Squadron as an observer in active operations in New Guinea for six months, and during that period has completed 265 hours of operational flying.
He has participated in 52 sorties and 6 strikes, most of those being armed reconnaissance flights, under adverse weather conditions and over long stretches of sea in the vicinity of large enemy fighter bases.
Throughout his operational career Flight Sergeant HEATH has displayed courage, keenness and determination of the highest order.
Unit: No. 100 Squadron, RAAF
Gazetted: The London Gazette, 10 March 1944
Archival Material
National Archives of Australia
| Series No. | Control Symbol | Item Title | Digitised Item | Item ID |
| A9301 | 412440 | HEATH JEFFREY ALLAN : Service Number - 412440 : Date of birth - 10 Jul 1921 : Place of birth - TAMWORTH NSW : Place of enlistment - SYDNEY : Next of Kin - HEATH |
|
5521852 |
Burial Details
Cemetery:
RABAUL (BITA PAKA) WAR CEMETERY
Grave:
D. A. 0008
External Links
Record Published:
New Book Release:
8 October 2023