WRIGHT, Harold John Alfred
| Service Number: | 405611 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 156 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cadet draftsman |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1991, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 26 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 405611, No. 156 Squadron (RAF) | |
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| 1 Jul 1947: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 405611, No. 156 Squadron (RAF) |
Harry Wrights Service
He survived seventy-eight Royal Air Force Bomber Command operations over Europe during World War Two. He became the Navigation Leader of No. 156 Squadron Royal Air Force in the Pathfinder Force.
He finished as a Squadron Leader and obtained the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) for a night attack on Modane in September 1943, and the Bar to the DFC for a consistently high level of leadership and courage. He was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for a large number of missions over Germany and Italy.
Submitted 25 May 2026 by Annette Hamilton
Biography contributed by Annette Hamilton
He survived seventy-eight Royal Air Force Bomber Command operations over Europe during World War Two. He became the Navigation Leader of No. 156 Squadron Royal Air Force in the Pathfinder Force.
He finished as a Squadron Leader and obtained the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) for a night attack on Modane in September 1943, and the Bar to the DFC for a consistently high level of leadership and courage. He was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for a large number of missions over Germany and Italy.
source ,Monument Australia website and Caloundra Aviation museum
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