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A photograph of Charles Hucker
Mementoes kept by his family
Stained glass window, Lake Bolac, Victoria
A letter from Charles Hucker
Charles Hucker’s service record
NAME: Charles Douglas HUCKER
SERVICE NUMBER: 400674
RANK: Sergeant
ENLISTED: 12 October 1940
| MUSTERINGS: Air Crew (G) Air Crew V (O) Air Crew 11 (O) Air Observer |
12.10.1940 18.11.1940 07.12.1940 27.06.1941 |
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| PROMOTIONS: Aircraftman Leading Aircraftman Sergeant |
12.10.1940 07.12.1940 27.06.1941 |
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| POSTINGS: 1 Initial Training School 1 Air Observers School 1 Bomb and Gunnery School 1 Air Navigators School 1 Personnel Depot 36 Squadron 100 Squadron 1 Service Flying Training School 100 Squadron |
Somers Cootamundra Evans Head Parkes Ascot Vale Singapore Richmond Point Cook Richmond moved Mareeba |
12.10.1940 19.01.1941 07.04.1941 05.06.1941 17.06.1941 18.09.1941 20.12.1941 20.01.1942 25.02.1942 22.05.1942 |
| ATTACHMENTS: Royal Air Force 1 Aircraft Depot 1 Operational Training Unit |
Singapore Laverton Nhill |
01.09.1941 to 24.02.1942 02.01.1942 to 05.01.1942 07.01.1942 to 20.01.1942 |
| MOVEMENTS: Embarked at Sydney on 01.09.1941 and disembarked at Singapore on 18.09.1941. Emplaned at Singapore on a date not recorded and deplaned at Sydney on 31.12.1941. Proceeded by air to HQ North East Area on 11.05.1942 as advance party for 100 Squadron. Missing in air operations on 12.06.1942 from Operational Base Mareeba. |
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| HONOURS AND AWARDS: 1939-45 Star Pacific Star War Medal 1939-45 Australia Service Medal 1939-45 |
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Photographs of a Beaufort plane, crew and payload
Operations Record Book RAAF
OPERATIONS RECORD BOOK RAAF OF 100 SQUADRON
| Date | Summary of Events |
| 12 June 1942 | Beaufort T 9608, pilot Sergeant PITTMAN, crew Sergeant HUCKER, Sergeant EHYING and Sergeant JONES failed to return from an anti-submarine patrol |
| 13 June | Six aircraft carried out search of area for T9608. No trace of missing aircraft |
| A visit to the squadron was made by Air Officer Commanding North Eastern Area, Air Commodore LUKIS | |
| 14 June | A further search of beaches and reefs in the area was made for T9608. No reports |
Extract from the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Database
| Name: | Hucker, Charles Douglas |
| Number: | 400674 |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Unit: | 100 Squadron |
| Service: | RAAF |
| Conflict: | 1939 - 1945 |
| Date of Death: | 12/06/1942 |
| Place of Death: | Off Queensland coast |
| Cause of Death: | Accidental |
| Memorial Panel: | 105 |