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General Information
Service(s):
Royal Australian Air Force
Service No:
588
Rank:
Squadron Leader
Date of Birth:
19 February 1921
Date of Death:
24 September 1944
Age at Death:
23 Years
Roll of Honour:
Second World War - No. 31 Squadron, RAAF
Prisoner of War:
No
Archival Material
National Archives of Australia
| Series No. | Control Symbol | Item Title | Digitised Item | Item ID |
| A705 | 163/63/142 | WACKETT Wilbur Lawrence - (Squadron Leader); Service Number - 588; File type - Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Beaufighter A10-208; Place - Stapleton, Northern Territory; Date - 24 September 1944 | 1055597 | |
| A8234 | 98 | Adelaide River. Area 1 (Northern Territory Memorial] Memorial to missing |
|
8326088 |
| A9300 | WACKETT W L | WACKETT WILBUR LAWRENCE : Service Number - 588 : Date of birth - 19 Feb 1921 : Place of birth - Unknown : Place of enlistment - Unknown : Next of Kin - WACKETT PEGGY |
|
5241850 |
Burial Details
Memorial:
NORTHERN TERRITORY MEMORIAL
External Links
References
Kane-Maguire, L. 2011, Lost Without Trace: Squadron Leader Wilbur Wackett, RAAF. Canberra: Air Power Development Centre.
Record Updated:
First Published:
New Book Release:
8 October 2023