List of Timor Escapees—February 1942 (continued)

The following are details of the No. 2 Squadron RAAF Party which remained in Timor after its occupation by the Japanese and the survivors who were evacuated to Australia by the US Submarine Sea Raven on 17 April 1942:

A. No. 2 Squadron Personnel

Name	Rank	Number
ROFE B.	FLTLT	2439 (CO)
ARTHUR W. S.	FLGOFF	2122
BIRCHALL F. G.	FLGOFF	2031
COLE A. F.	FLGOFF	1733
THOMPSON P.	FLGOFF	*
GREAVES K. R.	PLTOFF	3327
MITCHELL E. E.	FSGT	9169
SUMNER J. P.	SGT	3525
DONALD R. W.	SGT	10397
HENDRICKSON V. R.	CPL	6778
BELL B. J.	CPL	18349
LLOYD R.	CPL	14576
HUMPHRIS C. B.	CPL	5170
ANDREWS R.	CPL	18533*
GRIGGS F. W.	LAC	20701
HOLLOWAY R. E	LAC	11093
SMITH W.	LAC	12962
PARK E. G.	LAC	10440
GIBBS C.F.	LAC	19259
BORGELT L. R.	LAC	12801
PAPPIN C. W.	LAC	27520
BOURKE L. F.	AC1	35121
ETTERIDGE G. W.	AC1	29688
MEEKING F.	AC1	13374
OLIVER R. W.	AC1	27996
RUSCONI F.	AC1	35453
ACKERMAN A.	AC1	20604
KEAN P. J.	AC1	24508
GRAHAM J.	AC1	*

B. No. 13 Squadron Personnel

COOK H. O.	FLTLT	229
LEITHHEAD V. C.	PLTOFF	406858

NOTE
FLTLT Cook and PLTOFF Leithhead were Pilot and Second Pilot respectively of a No. 13 Squadron Hudson aircraft shot down during a raid on Koepang on 13 April 1942. Following their survival from this incident they joined up with FLTLT Rofe and No. 2 Squadron Party and were evacuated to Australia with it on 17 April 1942. PLTOFF Leithhead later lost his life whilst serving with No. 13 Squadron.

C. Other Personnel

BRIDGE	LT	RANVR
CLEMENTS C.	PTE	AIF* (W/T Operator, ex 2/40 Battalion) attached to No.2 Squadron.

* FLGOFF Thompson, CPL Andrews, ACl Graham and PTE C.Clements died whilst the party remained in Timor.

All other RAAF personnel and LT Bridge RANVR were evacuated to Australia by the USS Sea Raven on 17 April 1942.

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