~~~PAUL, Keith Walter_Royal Australian Air Force_RAAF_World War Two_(Service)~~~
Parents:--Walter Robert Paul &Lily Elizabeth Kate Burton married 4th Oct 1913, Parramatta,NSW.
RAAF Service No:--- 411817
Religion:--- Church of England
Trade/Calling:--- Clerk
Martial status:--- single
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Lily Elizabeth Paul, 22 Wegram St, Harris Park, New South Wales.
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 25th May 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Rank:--- Flying Officer
Final Posting:--- No. 157 Squadron (RAF)
Fate:--- Flying Officer Keith Paul (Pilot), was killed in action during air operations, aboard Mosquito aircraft DD777 over the English Channel on 20th January 1943. ( Mosquito DD777 took off at 2000 hours on 20 January 1943 for an operational patrol. The aircraft was handed over to the Sector Controller at Trimley, who issued several vectors which brought DD777 to within one and a half miles astern of an enemy aircraft at 12,000 feet in a position about 30 miles east of Clacton. At approximately 2225 hours the pilot of DD777 reported "out of control", but the aircraft failed to respond to the Controller to repeat the message. All subsequent efforts to communicate with the aircraft failed. A night search was undertaken by No. 117 Squadron aircraft as well as air sea rescue boats as continued after first light next morning. No trace was found of the missing aircraft or crew. In 1949 it was recorded that the crew had lost their lives at sea.)
Burial:--- Panel 189. No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lost at sea.
Commemorated:--- Parramatta High School WW2 Honour Roll.
Commemorated:--- Panel 189, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England.
Commemorated:--- Panel 128, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial.
The crew members of DD777 were:
Pilot Officer Cornelius Patrick Finbarr Cronin (60358) (RAFVR) (Navigator/Radio)
Flying Officer Keith Walter Paul (411817) (Pilot)
Parents:--Walter Robert Paul &Lily Elizabeth Kate Burton married 4th Oct 1913, Parramatta,NSW.
RAAF Service No:--- 411817
Religion:--- Church of England
Trade/Calling:--- Clerk
Martial status:--- single
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Lily Elizabeth Paul, 22 Wegram St, Harris Park, New South Wales.
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 25th May 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Rank:--- Flying Officer
Final Posting:--- No. 157 Squadron (RAF)
Fate:--- Flying Officer Keith Paul (Pilot), was killed in action during air operations, aboard Mosquito aircraft DD777 over the English Channel on 20th January 1943. ( Mosquito DD777 took off at 2000 hours on 20 January 1943 for an operational patrol. The aircraft was handed over to the Sector Controller at Trimley, who issued several vectors which brought DD777 to within one and a half miles astern of an enemy aircraft at 12,000 feet in a position about 30 miles east of Clacton. At approximately 2225 hours the pilot of DD777 reported "out of control", but the aircraft failed to respond to the Controller to repeat the message. All subsequent efforts to communicate with the aircraft failed. A night search was undertaken by No. 117 Squadron aircraft as well as air sea rescue boats as continued after first light next morning. No trace was found of the missing aircraft or crew. In 1949 it was recorded that the crew had lost their lives at sea.)
Burial:--- Panel 189. No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lost at sea.
Commemorated:--- Parramatta High School WW2 Honour Roll.
Commemorated:--- Panel 189, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England.
Commemorated:--- Panel 128, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial.
The crew members of DD777 were:
Pilot Officer Cornelius Patrick Finbarr Cronin (60358) (RAFVR) (Navigator/Radio)
Flying Officer Keith Walter Paul (411817) (Pilot)
~~~PAUL, Keith Walter_Royal Australian Air Force_RAAF_World War Two_(Service)~~~
Parents:--Walter Robert Paul &Lily Elizabeth Kate Burton married 4th Oct 1913, Parramatta,NSW.
RAAF Service No:--- 411817
Religion:--- Church of England
Trade/Calling:--- Clerk
Martial status:--- single
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Lily Elizabeth Paul, 22 Wegram St, Harris Park, New South Wales.
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 25th May 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Rank:--- Flying Officer
Final Posting:--- No. 157 Squadron (RAF)
Fate:--- Flying Officer Keith Paul (Pilot), was killed in action during air operations, aboard Mosquito aircraft DD777 over the English Channel on 20th January 1943. ( Mosquito DD777 took off at 2000 hours on 20 January 1943 for an operational patrol. The aircraft was handed over to the Sector Controller at Trimley, who issued several vectors which brought DD777 to within one and a half miles astern of an enemy aircraft at 12,000 feet in a position about 30 miles east of Clacton. At approximately 2225 hours the pilot of DD777 reported "out of control", but the aircraft failed to respond to the Controller to repeat the message. All subsequent efforts to communicate with the aircraft failed. A night search was undertaken by No. 117 Squadron aircraft as well as air sea rescue boats as continued after first light next morning. No trace was found of the missing aircraft or crew. In 1949 it was recorded that the crew had lost their lives at sea.)
Burial:--- Panel 189. No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lost at sea.
Commemorated:--- Parramatta High School WW2 Honour Roll.
Commemorated:--- Panel 189, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England.
Commemorated:--- Panel 128, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial.
The crew members of DD777 were:
Pilot Officer Cornelius Patrick Finbarr Cronin (60358) (RAFVR) (Navigator/Radio)
Flying Officer Keith Walter Paul (411817) (Pilot)
Parents:--Walter Robert Paul &Lily Elizabeth Kate Burton married 4th Oct 1913, Parramatta,NSW.
RAAF Service No:--- 411817
Religion:--- Church of England
Trade/Calling:--- Clerk
Martial status:--- single
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Lily Elizabeth Paul, 22 Wegram St, Harris Park, New South Wales.
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 25th May 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Rank:--- Flying Officer
Final Posting:--- No. 157 Squadron (RAF)
Fate:--- Flying Officer Keith Paul (Pilot), was killed in action during air operations, aboard Mosquito aircraft DD777 over the English Channel on 20th January 1943. ( Mosquito DD777 took off at 2000 hours on 20 January 1943 for an operational patrol. The aircraft was handed over to the Sector Controller at Trimley, who issued several vectors which brought DD777 to within one and a half miles astern of an enemy aircraft at 12,000 feet in a position about 30 miles east of Clacton. At approximately 2225 hours the pilot of DD777 reported "out of control", but the aircraft failed to respond to the Controller to repeat the message. All subsequent efforts to communicate with the aircraft failed. A night search was undertaken by No. 117 Squadron aircraft as well as air sea rescue boats as continued after first light next morning. No trace was found of the missing aircraft or crew. In 1949 it was recorded that the crew had lost their lives at sea.)
Burial:--- Panel 189. No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lost at sea.
Commemorated:--- Parramatta High School WW2 Honour Roll.
Commemorated:--- Panel 189, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England.
Commemorated:--- Panel 128, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial.
The crew members of DD777 were:
Pilot Officer Cornelius Patrick Finbarr Cronin (60358) (RAFVR) (Navigator/Radio)
Flying Officer Keith Walter Paul (411817) (Pilot)
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"Known unto God" "Their glory shall not be blotted out."
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Flying Officer Keith Walter PAUL_Royal Australian Air Force_RAAF_ 411817. "The fortune of war, has denied this known and honoured, ANZAC, burial given to his comrades in death."
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