Tasmanian War Casualties

World War 11 Casualties

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Canning, Frank Hill

Sgt F H Canning was the Wireless Operator Air Gunner of Hampden AT 221 which took off from RAF Wigsley on 11^th April 1942 to bomb the main square of Essen, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base.

After the war it was established that the aircraft crashed at Sturzelberg and all the crew were killed.

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CANNING.-A loving tribute to the memory of our dear son and our brother Sgt Frank Hill Canning, RAAF who made the supreme sacrifice on April ll. 1942 during anoperational flight over Germany Interred Chief Municipal Cemetery. Neuss, near Dusseldorf

inserted by his mother, father, sisters, and brother

The Mercury 10 Apr 1943

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