 The son of farmers Malcolm and Hilda <unk> , Frank <unk> was born on 15 July 1914 in <unk> , Tasmania . He was <unk> at <unk> College , Hobart , and <unk> in 1932 . Against the wishes of his parents he joined the Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF ) as an air cadet on 16 January 1934 . He underwent flying instruction with No. 1 Flying Training School ( <unk> ) at RAAF Point Cook , Victoria , and was commissioned as a pilot officer on 1 January 1935 . 
