TICKLE, Harry
| Service Number: | 9399 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 February 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Aircraft Performance Unit |
| Born: | Cannock, England , 9 September 1911 |
| Home Town: | Loxton (SA), Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Lockleys Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic - Fitter |
| Died: | Loxton, South Australia, 3 September 1969, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Loxton Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 9399, RAAF Laverton | |
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| 1 Jan 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 1 Embarkation Depot | |
| 1 Jun 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal | |
| 13 Jun 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 9399, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Served as Fitter IIE. Rank on Transferring out was Flight Sergeant. | |
| 13 Jun 1941: | Involvement Corporal, Attached to RAF | |
| 13 Jun 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 9399, Embarked at Sydney. Disembarked at UK 31/8/1941 | |
| 1 Jan 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 1 Dec 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 25 Jul 1944: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette 9 June 1944 OSHQ OP/24/44 | |
| 11 Oct 1944: | Embarked Flight Sergeant, Embarked Scotland by Aircraft Repatriation - Service Grounds Disembarked Australia 9/11/1944 | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 9399, No. 1 Aircraft Performance Unit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by South Australian Aviation Museum
GOOD OLD HARRY
THE HARRY TICKLE STORY
When it comes to South Australians who served in the two World Wars in air force units as groundstaff, two names stand out; Wally Shiers in WW1 and Harry Tickle in WW2. Keeping their memories alive is the fact that both men were associated with famous aircraft, Wally with the Smith brothers Vickers Vimy that can be seen at the Adelaide Airport and Harry with the Lancaster that is now the largest and arguably the most popular exhibit on display in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, G for George.
Harry's full story, written by David Vincent of the SA Aviation Museum's History Group, can be found in the "Documents' Section.
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