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YEOMANS, Edward Walter

Service Numbers:	70998, 70988
Enlisted:	2 October 1942
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	2 Personnel Depot
Born:	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 25 January 1917
Home Town:	Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	22 March 1972, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

2 Oct 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 70998
7 Oct 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 70988, 2 Recruit Depot, Edward enlisted at Sydney on the 7th of October 1942 and was sent to No.2 Recruit Depot, located at Cootamundra NSW
25 Oct 1942:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, RAAF Base (Richmond), Edward was posted to NO.2 Aircraft Depot (NO.2 AD) Richmond shortly after passing the recruitment process, Edward was only at NO.2 AD for 57 days before being posted again
20 Dec 1942:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, No. 1 Squadron (RAAF), On the 25th of December 1942 Edward was posted to No. 1 Fighter Wing which at the time was located in Richmond NSW. Shortly after on the 25th of January 1943 No. 1 Squadron was fully reformed and relocated to Darwin NT.
13 Aug 1943:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 1 Squadron (RAAF)
30 Jun 1944:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 2 Personnel Depot, June 30th 1944, Edward was posted back to Sydney to the No. 2 Personnel Depot (No. 2 PD) Reasons for posting are unknown.
16 Oct 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 70998

Non Warlike Service

16 Oct 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 70988, 2 Personnel Depot, On the 12th of October 1945, after multiple postings Edward was posted back to NO. 2 PD to which he waited four days to be cleared for discharge. Edward was discharged "On Demobilization" and was to take up his job before enlistment

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