Photo of plaque L376Photo of Don Davie accepting the plaque as the nephew of Flt Sergeant Alexander Hine. Photo: D. Nicolson.
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Service number
415327
Unit
Royal Australian Air Force Attached 11 Squadron Royal Air Force
Cause of death
Killed in Action
Place of death
New Guinea
Date of death
28 April 1944
Age
28
Plaque number
L376
Dedicated by
Family on 16 August 2014
More information

Biography presented during plaque dedication:

Flight Sergeant Alexander John Hine of 11 Squadron RAAF, or Jack as he was known, was born at Beverley Western Australia in November 1915.

He had a brother and four sisters; they were the children of John and Kathleen Hine and they resided at Beverley.

He attended Beverley Presentation Catholic school and after leaving he married Nellie Pike. They had one child, Kevin and they lived at Brookton.

He enlisted at Perth in September 1941 and as his service record is not available it is not known where he trained or when he was posted to 11 Squadron.

Catalina A24-29, with ten crew on board took off from Groote Eylandt on 28 April 1944 for a raid on Manokwari.

Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take-off; there are reported sightings but the plane has not been found.

Flight Sergeant Alexander John Hine, service number 415327 wireless operator - air gunner of 11 Squadron RAAF was killed in action on 28 April 1944 in New Guinea. He was 28 years of age.

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