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LINDSAY, Robert Neil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 404815 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 106 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 February 1917 |
| Home Town: | Longreach, Longreach, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Diploma of Agriculture, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Jackeroo |
| Died: | Mitcham Private Hosptial, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia, 28 January 2001, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Roman Catholic, Compartment D, Section 22, Grave 39. |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Dec 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 1 Recruit Depot Shepparton (RAAF) | |
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| 8 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 404815 | |
| 1 Mar 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 2 Embarkation Depot, Bradfield Park. | |
| 21 Mar 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 404815, Embarked from Sydney to Canada, disembarking 17 April 1941. | |
| 17 Apr 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units | |
| 22 Sep 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404815, Embarked from Canada for U.K. | |
| 7 Oct 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, Royal Air Force - unspecified units, Bomber Command Training Units. | |
| 26 Apr 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 83 Squadron (RAF) (Pathfinder Force) | |
| 27 Apr 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404815, No. 83 Squadron (RAF) (Pathfinder Force), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 8 Oct 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 106 Squadron (RAF) | |
| 8 Oct 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404815, No. 106 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 15 Jan 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, No. 106 Squadron (RAF) | |
| 12 Mar 1943: | Wounded Royal Australian Air Force, 404815, WIA Flak shell. | |
| 13 Mar 1943: | Imprisoned Air War NW Europe 1939-45, captured after RAF Lancaster shot down. | |
| 15 Jul 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 106 Squadron (RAF) | |
| 15 Jan 1945: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 106 Squadron (RAF) | |
| 7 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 404815 |
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