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RIDGWAY, Neville Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 449014 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Laverton |
| Born: | Hampton, Victoria, Australia, 17 January 1926 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dentist |
| Died: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 2019, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Privately Cremated |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Jan 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 449014, RAAF Laverton | |
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| 4 Aug 1947: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 449014, RAAF Laverton |
Personal Stories
Avro Lancaster tail gunner
Neville was a tail gunner in the Avro Lancaster during the WW2. He told me a story of how he and his aircrew mates flew to Japan from Townsville to have a look at the damage the Americans nuclear bomb had done to Hiroshima. He never gave much detail about his service years but his Flying log books can be found at the Point Cook Museum (Melbourne, Australia) in 2020.
Submitted 14 June 2026 by Tony Ridgway
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