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Squadron Leader KEITH WILLIAM TRUSCOTT

Service Number: 400213
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Australian Air Force

Date of Death

Died 28 March 1943

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

PERTH WAR CEMETERY AND ANNEX

H.A.12.

Australia

Cemeteries in Australia - Apr/May 2011: Headstone of Sqdn Ldr K W (Bluey) Truscott, DFC & Bar in Perth War Cemetery and Annexe. Keith William "Bluey" Truscott was a World War II ace fighter pilot and Australian rules footballer with the Melbourne Football Club.

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  • Country of Service Australian
  • Awards Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar, Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of William Edward and Maude Mabel Truscott. of South Yarra. Victoria.
  • Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DARLING KEITH HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE
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Buried or commemorated at

PERTH WAR CEMETERY AND ANNEX
Western Australia Australia
Number of casualties: 519
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