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Australia

Age 18 — Military
14 Apr 1943 • Sydney Australia

Oath for Enlistment and Medical Examination for military service

Age 18 — Rank
04 MAY 1943 • Aircraftman Class 1, Trainee Telegraphist

Age 18 — Enlistment
04 MAY 1943 • Royal Australian Air Force

Age 18 — Training
04 MAY 1943 • Australia

3 month training course

Age 18 — Transfer
04 MAY 1943 • No.2 Recruit Depot, Tocumwal

Age 18 — Transfer
12 JUN 1943 • Point Cook, Victoria, Australia

RAAF Signal School,

Age 18 — Unit
22 NOV 1943 • Mount Druitt, New South Wales

No. 13 Signals Unit formed

Age 19 — Training
10 DEC 1943 • Australia

No. 94 Telegraphist's Course

Age 19 — Rank
11 DEC 1943 • Aircraftman Class 1, Telegraphist, Royal Australian Air Force

Age 19 — Transfer
28 DEC 1943 • No. 2 Embarkation Depot, Bradfield Park, Lindfield NSW

Kitout and Medical, The No. 2 Embarkation Depot was formed at Bradfield Park, Lindfield, New South Wales, on 1 Aug 1940. The name of the unit changed to No. 2 Personnel Depot RAAF in May 1944. Tropical service and hardening courses were run at the Depot.

Age 19 — Military
BET 1943 AND 1945

Royal Australian Air Force Service No. 133650

Age 19 — Military
BET 1943 AND 1945

Posted to 1st Tactical Air Force - Wireless Interception Unit

Age 19 — Military
1943-1945 • Sydney

Age 19 — Transfer
24 JAN 1944 • RAAF Aitkenvale Base, Townsville QLD

No. 1 Reserve Personnel Pool

Age 19 — Transfer
02 FEB 1944 • New Guinea

No. 4 Squadron In 1942 it deployed to New Guinea, where it supported military forces by spotting for artillery and providing reconnaissance and close air support. As the war progressed, the squadron took part in the Huon Peninsula, New Britain and Borneo.

Age 19 — Transfer
10 MAR 1944 • Nadzab Papua New Guinea

Posting as Telegraphist

Age 19 — Rank
10 MAR 1944 • Nadzab Papua New Guinea

Leading Aircraftman,

Age 19 — Transfer
08 APR 1944 • New Guinea

No. 13 Signals Unit

Age 19 — Military
09 APR 1944 • Cape Gloucester, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a battle in the Pacific theater of World War II, which took place between late December 1943 and April 22, 1944, on the island of New Britain, part of the Territory of New Guinea – Operation Backhander. The battle was a ma

Age 19 — Military
22 APR 1944 • Aitape Papua New Guinea

Operation Persecution retaking Aitape

Age 19 — Transfer
30 JUN 1944 • Aitape, New Guinea

Tadji Airfield Aitape Papua New Guinea

Age 19 — Unit
22 JUL 1944

10th Operational Group

Age 19 — Event
15 SEP 1944 • Morotai

Japanese Bombing Raids 82 in all from September 15, 1944 to February 1, 1945

Age 19 — Transfer
25 OCT 1944 • New Guinea

1st Tactical Air Force RAAF Formed from 10th Operational Group

Age 20 — Transfer
14 APR 1945 • Morotai

1st Tactical Air Force Telecommunications Unit RAAF New Guinea

Age 20 — Transfer
18 APR 1945 • Wama and Pitu Airfields Morotai.

No. 60 Operational Base Unit (New Guinea) Pitu located at Lat 2° 2' 46N 128° Long 19' 29E located on the Doroeba Plain parallel to the southern coast of Morotai Island (Moratai) in the Maluku Islands (Moluccas Islands)

Age 20 — Transfer
28 JUL 1945 • Morotai

No. 3 Reserve Personnel Pool RAAF was formed on Noemfoor Island on 13 Dec 1944. TI1e first few months were spent inbuilding a camp and obtaining equipment and supplies. The unit moved to Morotai on I Feb 1945

Age 20 — Transfer
10 AUG 1945 • Bradfield Park NSW

No. 2 Personnel Depot. (R/P) Established at RAAF Bradfield Park, Sydney. (Suburb now known as Lindfield). Previously would have been the No. 2 Embarkation Depot RAAF.

Age 20 — Transfer
02 NOV 1945 • No. 2 Personnel Depot,. Bradfield Park, Lindfield NSW

Discharge

Age 20 — Discharge
06 NOV 1945 • Leading Aircraftman, Royal Australian Air Force