Branch of Service

Air Force

Conflict

World War II (1939-1945)

Date of Enlistment

31/03/1941

Date of Discharge

05/06/1945

Place of Enlistment

Melbourne, Victoria

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

08/12/1920

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria

Address (at enlistment)

La Perouse Street, Griffith ACT

School(s) Attended

De La Salle College (Malvern, Victoria), Canberra High School (1934-1939)

Occupation

Public servant

Next of Kin

Gerald Whiteford (father), La Perouse Street, Griffith ACT

Service Number

416070

Final Rank

Warrant Officer

Final Unit

81 Squadron

Whiteford served with the 3rd Battalion militia before the war and joined the RAAF Reserve on 24 August 1940 while working for the Commonwealth railways at Port Augusta. He enlisted in the RAAF in March 1941 and trained in Canada before arriving in the UK in January 1942. He was slightly injured in a training accident near Cocksburnpath, Berwickshire, when his Spitfire crash landed on 11 August 1942. He flew Spitfires from bases in England and Italy with 453, 129 and 81 Squadrons. Whiteford returned to Canberra after the war and lived in Griffith. He died in August 1963 aged 48 years and is buried in the ex-service's section of Woden Cemetery.

WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
The Canberra Times - 26 January 1938, 15 July 1939, 29 March 1941, 19 October 1942, 9 September 1943
Canberra High School, Jubilee Yarralumlan, 1938-1988
NAA RecordSearch - Series A9301 (RAAF Personnel files of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and other ranks, 1921-1948)