BORRETT, Arnold Harvey
Previous service 13th Field Engineers. Plane was a Stirling BF378 on an operation to Wilhelmshafen when it was shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Waddenzee. Three Stirling aircraft were shot down in this operation. Sgt Borrett's brother F/Sgt Frederick Britain Borrett RAAF was also killed in an aircraft accident in Nigeria. He was 27 years old.
Last Name
BORRETT
Given Names
Arnold Harvey
Service Number
406769
Date of Birth
12/02/1918
Birth Location
Kalgoolie W.A
Enlistment Date
31/03/1941
Enlistment Location
Perth
1Wags Start Date
01/05/1941
Course Details
WAGS Course 13
Intake Date
01/05/1941
Finish Date
20/10/1941
To
2 BAGS
Kill Date or Discharge Date
19/02/1943 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
15 SQN
Rank
Sergeant
Operations
Air ops. from the U.K, operation Wilhelmshaven.
Date of Death
19/02/1943
Age
25
Cemetery / Memorial
Schiermonnikoog [Vredenhof] Cemetery Netherlands
Medals
Air Gunners badge 1939-45 Star A/C Europe Star Defence War medal
Notes
Previous service 13th Field Engineers. Plane was a Stirling BF378 on an operation to Wilhelmshafen when it was shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Waddenzee. Three Stirling aircraft were shot down in this operation. Sgt Borrett's brother F/Sgt Frederick Britain Borrett RAAF was also killed in an aircraft accident in Nigeria. He was 27 years old.
Posting on Death
15 squadron
NAA Status
DIGITIZED
