Service Number – 406197.
Rank – Sergeant.
Unit / Division – Royal Australian Air Force.
Enlistment Date – 12 September 1940.
Date of Birth- 15 July 1917.
Place of Birth- Bunbury, W. A.
Address on Enlistment – Perth, W. A.
Next of Kin on Enlistment – Father- John Edward Hands, Mother- Marion Kate Hands, both of Bunbury, W. A.
KIA / Mortally Wounded –
Date – 5 June 1942.
Place – Kenya, Africa.
Age at Death – 24.
Burial Location / Commemoration Details – Nairobi ( Forest Road ), Cemetery, Kenya, Africa. ( Block 16, Grave No. 27 ).