Clive Horton MOORE

MOORE, Clive Horton

    Service Number: 408748
    Enlisted: 22 May 1941, No. 2 Initial Training School Lindfield, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Flying Officer
    Last Unit: No. 203 Squadron (RAF)
    Born: Kew, Victoria, Australia, 4 September 1921
    Home Town: Benalla, Benalla, Victoria
    Schooling: Camperdown HS & Benalla HS, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Heart Attack, North East Health, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 5 April 2011, aged 89 years
    Cemetery: Winton Cemetery, Victoria
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    World War 2 Service

    22 May 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408748, RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units, No. 2 Initial Training School Lindfield, New South Wales
    23 May 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408748
    23 May 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408748, RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units, ITS Bradfield Park, New South Wales, Australia. Training Camp
    8 Sep 1941: Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408748, Embarkation from Sydney on the S.S Montery to San Dieago San Fransisco Arrival 7 Oct 1941 via Auckland NZ and Hawaii USA
    17 Oct 1941: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 408748, Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, No 1 Wireless School, RCAF, Calgary, Canada. Qualified Wireless Operator 27 April 1942
    28 Apr 1942: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 408748, Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, No 3 Bombing and Gunnery Training School, Macdonald, Winnipeg, Canada. Sgt CHM qualified Air Gunner 25 May 1942
    26 May 1942: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 408748, Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada. No. 36 Operational Training Unit (OTU) under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) during World War II. Sgt CHM completed training 28 Aug 1942. By August 1942, the station had 36 aircraft and 194 trainees, In addition to training, the station was involved in maritime reconnaissance to counter U-boat activity in the western Atlantic.
    27 Oct 1942: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 408748, Battle of the Atlantic - RAN and RAAF Operations, Halifax RAFTP W/O CHM based till 5 Nov 1942 No. 17 Service Flying Training School. Halifax was the main embarkation/debarkation point for RAF, RAAF, and RNZAF trainees arriving in Canada from the UK, and for Canadian-trained aircrew departing for the war in Europe.
    5 Nov 1942: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 408748, Reception / Reinforcements / Personnel Depots, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, The No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre (3 PRC) was a key Royal Air Force (RAF) facility based in Bournemouth, UK, during World War II. It served as the primary arrival point for thousands of Commonwealth aircrew, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), who had completed training under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) till 5 Dec 1942
    10 Nov 1944: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408748, No. 203 Squadron (RAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45, RAF Shandur, Egypt completed Staff Pilot Flight Affiliation 30 Jun 1945. General.Duties. (Wireless. Operator/ Air Gunner (ASV) stands for Air-to-Surface Vessel radar, indicating the wireless operator was specially trained to operate airborne radar equipment used by RAF Coastal Command to detect enemy ships and U-boats. No. 70 Operating Training Unit Shandur was under the control of No. 203 Squadron RAF
    5 Dec 1944: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408748, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, RAF No. 13 Air Gunners School (AGS) and a Fighter School El Ballah, Egypt, Middle East Flight Officer F/O CHM qualified Squadron Gunnery Leaders Course 26 Jan 1945
    13 Dec 1945: Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408748

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