BEWS, Harold John
| Service Number: | 6370 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1939, Richmond, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 78 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Orange, NSW, 25 December 1915 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Tweed Heads, NSW, 12 September 2000, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tweed Heads Lawn Cemetery RSL GARDEN - Garden area: 4 - Position: 44B 1 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 6370, No. 78 Squadron (RAAF), Richmond, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 6370 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Harold Bews aka James Henry Thomas and Peternell (Nell) Whitford Northey
Married Mavis Lilian Peters in 1942 at Marrickville, NSW
Harold John Bews was educated various NSW schools finally living in Sydney. He became an Apprenticed Motor Mechanic till 1939 and then joined RAAF in 1939 as an Engine Fitter and spent 2 years in the Middle East in various sectors and was commissioned in 1942. Harry then spent 2 years in the New Guinea & Islands as a Squadron Engineering Officer and was discharged at the end of the war. He then worked with Qantas for 15 years at Rose Bay & Mascot, then moved to Connellan Airways Alice Springs where he worked for 16 years until he retired in 1976.
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