AWCOCK, Terence Lansdowne
Service Number: | 406988 |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1941 |
Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | Bridgetown, Western Australia, 19 January 1918 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, Roxheim, Germany, 12 September 1944, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Bridgetown War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
17 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 406988 | |
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Date unknown: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 406988 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jason Thoroughgood
Terrence was the son of Peter & Cecilia from Bridgetown WA. He served in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF as a navigator on a Lancaster bomber. The entire crew were lost on 12th September 1944 on a mission to Darmstadt, Germany. The aircraft came down near the small town of Roxheim, 3 1/2 miles south of Worms. He is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial in the UK. He held the rank of Warrant Officer and was 26 years old.