Squadron Leader Samuel George Proudfoot

Service number 403006
Birth Date 1915-01-05
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Gunnedah
Death Date 1943-09-13
Death Place India: Tamil Nadu, Chennai
Final Rank Squadron Leader
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Unit No. 11 Squadron (RAF)
Places
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Squadron Leader Samuel George Proudfoot enlisted to the Royal Australian Air Force on 11 November 1940. He underwent training in New South Wales and Queensland, and qualified as a pilot in June 1941. Proudfoot did further training in Egypt, the Middle East, and Kenya before being posted to 11 Squadron in Ceylon in January 1942. Alongside the rest of 11 Squadron, he was transferred to India in early 1943, and flew missions over Burma. Squadron Leader Proudfoot was killed in an aircraft accident on 13 September 1943. He is buried at Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India.

Rolls

  • Roll of Honour:

    Unit
    No. 11 Squadron (RAF)
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Squadron Leader

Timeline

Date of birth 05 January 1915
Date of death 13 September 1943