Person:Harold Whiting (1)

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Harold Douglas Whiting
b.1920
d.25 Apr 1983 Queensland, Australia
  1. Harold Douglas Whiting1920 - 1983
m. 28 Jan 1950
Facts and Events
Name Harold Douglas Whiting
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1920
Marriage 28 Jan 1950 Redcliffe, Queensland, Australiato Betty Marie Johnson
Death[1] 25 Apr 1983 Queensland, Australia
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. BMD Queensland. (http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/justice-services/births-deaths-and-marriages: Department of Justice, Queensland Government).
  2.   W/O. Harold Douglas Whiting
    Royal Australian Air Force 103 Squadron
    from:Clontarf, Qld

    Harold Whiting was flying in a Wellington aircraft on the 11th of January 1942 when a parachute flare went off in the cargo bay. The plane was on fire and they were ordered to bale out by the captain. He did but the captain then managed to fly the plane home to Britain. He was then captured and was a POW in various camps until released from Stalag IIIA by the Russians.