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| RAAF No. 7 Squadron |
Pilot P/O Clyde Samuel Joseph Warbrook, 413293 (MIA / KIA) West Maitland, NSW Navigator F/L Ronald James Thomas, 404683 (MIA / KIA) Townsville, QLD WAG P/O Raymond Herbert O'Farrell, 405321 (MIA / KIA) Annerley, QLD WAG F/O James Starling, 408886 (MIA / KIA) Warrnambool, VIC MIA February 11, 1945 Aircraft History Built by the Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne. Wartime History Delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Beaufort Mark VIII serial number A9-599. Assigned to No. 7 Squadron. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On February 11, 1945 took off from Tadji Airfield piloted by P/O Clyde S. J. Warbrook on a night anti-submarine patrol off New Guinea. Reportedly lost off Wewak. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. Warbrook is memorialized at Lae War Cemetery on the Lae Memorial, panel 6. He is also memorialized at Australian War Memorial (AWM) on panel 99. Thomas is memorialized at Lae War Cemetery on the Lae Memorial, panel 6. He is also memorialized at Australian War Memorial (AWM) on panel 99. O'Farrell is memorialized at Lae War Cemetery on the Lae Memorial, panel 6. He is also memorialized at Australian War Memorial (AWM) on panel 99. Starling is memorialized at Lae War Cemetery on the Lae Memorial, panel 6. He is also memorialized at Australian War Memorial (AWM) on panel 99. He also has a memorial marker at Boram Boram Cemetery in Penshurst, VIC. References ADF Serials - Beaufort A9-599 CWGC - Clyde Samuel Joseph Warbrook FindAGrave - Pilot Officer Clyde Samuel Joseph Warbrook (Lae Memorial photos) FindAGrave - Clyde Samuel Joseph Warbrook (AWM panel) CWGC - Ronald James Thomas FindAGrave - Flight Lieutenant Ronald James Thomas (photo, Lae Memorial photos) FindAGrave - Ronald James Thomas (AWM panel) CWGC - Raymond Herbert O'Farrell FindAGrave - Flight Lieutenant Raymond Herbert O'Farrell (Lae Memorial photos) FindAGrave - Raymond Herbert O'Farrell (AWM panel) CWGC - James Starling FindAGrave - Pilot Officer James Starling (Lae Memorial photos) FindAGrave - James Starling (AWM panel) FindAGrave - James Starling (memorial marker photo) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated October 26, 2025 |
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