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DE BOOS, William Wentworth Meade

Service Number:	401085
Enlisted:	8 December 1940
Last Rank:	Squadron Leader
Last Unit:	11 Personnel Depot and Receiving Centre
Born:	Wakefield, England, 30 December 1917
Home Town:	Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Ballina, New South Wales, Australia, 20 March 2006, aged 88 years
Cemetery:	East Ballina Cemetery, NSW RAAF Wall 20
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World War 2 Service

8 Dec 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 401085
16 Apr 1944:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 401085, No. 627 Squadron
23 May 1944:	Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross
1 Jan 1945:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader
16 Jan 1945:	Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross and bar
27 Apr 1945:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 401085, 11 Personnel Depot and Receiving Centre
1 Sep 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 401085

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