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DOWNES, David Frederick Kirk
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 402647 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 99 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Camden, New South Wales, Australia, 5 June 1919 |
| Home Town: | Camden, Camden, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | 7 August 2009, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cobbitty Anglican Church Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 402647 | |
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| 18 Sep 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
| 9 Nov 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 6 May 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 4 Jun 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, 402647, Embarked from Sydney on SS "Largs Bay" to arrive in Britain on 31 July 1941. | |
| 23 Sep 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 452 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 23 Sep 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402647, No. 452 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 15 May 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
| 21 Jul 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 402647, No. 452 Squadron (RAAF), R.T.A. from U.K. arrived in Melbourne on 13 August 1942. | |
| 15 Nov 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer | |
| 3 Jan 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 402647, No. 452 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
| 15 May 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant | |
| 1 Feb 1945: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 79 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 13 Mar 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 402647, No. 79 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45, Morotai. | |
| 13 Nov 1945: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 99 Squadron (RAAF), Darwin. | |
| 7 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 402647 |
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