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454 and 459 RAAF Squadrons
Flying Officer Hector Louis FORD
459 RAAF Squadron
Service No. O39399 (5184)
Date of Birth: 17 Feb 1919
Place of Birth: MELBOURNE, VIC
Date of Enlistment: 13 Nov 1939
Date of Discharge: 31 May 1946
Rank: Flying Officer
Date of Death: 20 Nov 2013
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Crew:
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Colin Daking - Pilot
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Charlie Harrison - Nav B
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Hector Ford - WAG
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Sydney Hodkin - (RAF) WAG
Hector Ford joined in November 1939 (ie pre-EATS) as Ground Staff with Service No. of 5184, which carried over when he re-mustered to air crew. Then he rejoined RAAF post-war, with the new no. 039399,
so he appears on the WW2 Nominal Roll as Service Number: 039399 (5184)
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