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Flight Sgt Gregory Herbert Hunkin

Born 20 Jun 1924 in Brunew South Walesick Victoria

Ancestors

Son of William Herbert Hunkin and Evelyn Stephens

Brother of William John Hunkin, Maurine Florence Hunkin and Edward Martin Robert Hunkin

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died 27 Jun 1944 at age 20 in Englefield Green, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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1 Biography
2 Records and Facts
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgements

Biography

Gregory Herbert Hunkin was born on 20 June 1924 in Brunew South Walesick Victoria, son of William Herbert Hunkin (1888–1966) and Evelyn Stephens (1887–1973).

His siblings were:

Edward Martin Robert Hunkin (unknown – 16 August 2002)
William John Hunkin (30 April 1915 – 23 March 1975)
Maurine Florence Hunkin (1926 – 13 November 2020)

Gregory died on 27 June 1944 in Englefield Green, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, aged 20.^[1]

Records and Facts

Australia, World War II Military Service

^[2]

Name:	Gregory Herbert Hunkin
Birth Date:	20 Jun 1924
Birth Place:	Brunew South Walesick Victoria
Year Range:	1939 - 1948
Enlistment Place:	Melbourne
Service Number:	419387
Next of Kin:	William Hunkin
Series Description:	A9301: RAAF, NCOs and Other Ranks

Index of International Bomber Command Losses, 1936-1966

^[3]

Name:	Gregory Herbert Hunkin
Gender:	Male
Rank:	F/S
Death Age:	20
Birth Date:	abt 1924
Place of Origin:	Australia
Service Branch:	Royal Australian Air Force
Squadron Number:	419387
Unit:	460
Trade:	Air Bomber
Death Date:	27 Jun 1944
Burial Place:	Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom
Father:	William Herbert Hunkin
Mother:	Evelyn Hunkin
Reference Number:	419387 Hunkin
URL:	https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/111530/

Burial

^[4]

Name:	Flight Sergeant Gregory Hunkin
Death Date:	27 Jun 1944
Cemetery:	Runnymede Memorial
Burial or Cremation Place:	Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
Has Bio:	N
URL:	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15255750/gregory-hunkin

Memorial

^[5]

Name:	Gregory Herbert Hunkin
Gender:	Male
Age:	20
Birth Date:	abt 1924
Death Date:	27 Jun 1944
Cemetery:	Runnymede Memorial
Burial Country:	England
Regimental Number:	419387
Region or Memorial:	Memorial Register
Father:	William Herbert Hunkin
Mother:	Evelyn Hunkin

Sources

↑ *UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current: Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. Ancestry Record 60526 #964523
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:Q2MF-LYTN : 16 December 2020), Entry for Gregory Hunkin, ; Burial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England, Runnymede Memorial; citing record ID 15255750, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
↑ Source Citation: National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; RAAF Personnel files of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and Other Ranks, 1921-1948; Series: A9301 https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61172&h=1493238&tid=&pid=&queryId=517bacc5d975f392b24b2164d0763a1b&usePUB=true&_phsrc=zgd4165&_phstart=successSource
↑ *Web: UK and Allied Countries, Index of International Bomber Command Losses, 1936-1966: International Bomber Command Centre; Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England; Losses Database: Https://Internationalbcc.co.uk/History-Archive/Losses-Database/ Ancestry Record 70893 #34640
↑ *UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current: Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. Ancestry Record 60526 #964523
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:Q2MF-LYTN : 16 December 2020), Entry for Gregory Hunkin, ; Burial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England, Runnymede Memorial; citing record ID 15255750, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
↑ Source Citation: Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=5542&db=CommonWarGraves&indiv=try&h=153146

Acknowledgements

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 November 2020, 02:39), entry for Gregory Herbert Hunkin (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G4RD-4DS ); contributed by various users.