| Service number | 6756 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1918-09-11 |
| Death Date | 1943-06-18 |
| Death Place | United Kingdom |
| Final Rank | Sergeant |
| Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Unit | No. 83 Squadron (RAF) |
| Place | United Kingdom |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Sergeant Henry Whitfield Luker
Description
Sergeant Henry Whitfield Luker enlisted to the Royal Australian Air Force on 8 January 1940. After undergoing training in Australia and England, he served as a flight engineer with 467 Squadron and 83 Squadron in England. Sergeant Luker was killed in an aircraft accident in England on 18 June 1943. He was born in Eastleach, Gloucestershire and is buried at Henley-on-Thames Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England.
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- Unit
- No. 83 Squadron (RAF)
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Sergeant
Timeline
| Date of birth | 11 September 1918 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 08 January 1940 | |
| Date of death | 18 June 1943 |
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