Frank Vivian GLADIGAU

GLADIGAU, Frank Vivian

    Service Number: 40585
    Enlisted: 13 May 1941
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 1 Personnel Depot RAAF (Melbourne)
    Born: Natimuk, Victoria, Australia, 3 April 1919
    Home Town: Natimuk, Horsham, Victoria
    Schooling: Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Farm Labourer
    Died: Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 4 November 2007, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Horsham Cemetery, Victoria
    Buried Horsham Cemetery, Victoria - Grave Location: Central 3 Section, Row E, Grave 7.
    Memorials:
    Show Relationships

    World War 2 Service

    13 May 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 40585, 1 Personnel Depot RAAF (Melbourne), On the 13th May 1941 Frank Vivian Gladigau Enlisted in the RAAF as Leading Aircraftman 40585 working as a Messman.
    13 May 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 40585
    6 Jun 1941: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, No. 2 Air Observers School Mount Gambier, On the 6th June 1941 Aircraftman 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau was Transferred to 2AOS Mt Gambier working as a Messman.
    23 Jul 1941: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, No. 1 Initial Training School Somers, On the 23rd July 1941 Aircraftman 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau was Transferred to 1ITS Somers working as a Messman.
    21 May 1942: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, RAAF Station (Nowra), On the 21st May 1942 Aircraftman 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau was Transferred to RAAF HQ Nowra as a Messman.
    14 Aug 1942: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, RAAF Station (Nowra), On the 14th August 1942 Aircraftman 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau was Remustered to the Position of Butcher at RAAF HQ Nowra.
    31 Aug 1942: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School, Temora, On the 31st August 1942 Aircraftman 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau was Transferred to 10 EFTS Temora as a Butcher.
    1 Jan 1943: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School, Temora, On the 1st January 1943 Aircraftman 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau was Promoted to Leading Aircraftman, 10 EFTS Temora as a Butcher.
    12 Jul 1943: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 2 Embarkation Depot, On the 12th July 1943 Leading Aircraftman 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau was Transferred to 2 Embarkation Depot Bradfield Park as a Butcher.
    4 Nov 1943: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 3 Embarkation Depot (Sandgate), On the 4th November 1943 Leading Aircraftman 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau was Transferred to 3ED Sandgate, Brisbane as a Butcher.
    17 Mar 1944: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, Flying Boat Repair Depots, On the 17th March 1944 Leading Aircraftman 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau was Transferred to 1FBRD Lake Boga as a Butcher.
    27 Jun 1944: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots, On the 27th June 1944 Leading Aircraftman 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau was Transferred to 6RYSU Mt Druitt as a Butcher.
    1 Dec 1944: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots, On the 1st December 1944 Leading Aircraftman 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau was Promoted to Corporal while serving at 6RYSU Mt Druitt.
    25 Feb 1945: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, Operational Base Units (RAAF), On the 25th February 1945 Corporal 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau was Transferred to Fenton, Northern Territory.
    17 Jun 1945: Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 40585, On the 17th June 1945 Corporal 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau Embarked Darwin, Northern Territory, bound for Morotai Island.
    30 Jun 1945: Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 40585, On the 30th June 1945 Corporal 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau Disembarked at Morotai Island.
    22 Aug 1945: Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 40585, On the 22nd August 1945 Corporal 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau Embarked Morotai Island, bound for Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo.
    30 Nov 1945: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 1 Personnel Depot RAAF (Melbourne), On the 30th November 1945 Corporal 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau Transferred to the 1PD Ransford, Victoria.
    6 Feb 1946: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, RAAF Point Cook, On the 6th February 1946 Corporal 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau Transferred to RAAF Station, Point Cook, Victoria.
    12 Mar 1946: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, RAAF Stores Depots, On the 12th March 1946 Corporal 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau Transferred to RAAF 1SD Fishermans Bend, Victoria.
    1 May 1946: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 1 Personnel Depot RAAF (Melbourne), On the 1st May 1946 Corporal 40585, Frank Vivian Gladigau Transferred to RAAF 1PD Ransford, Victoria in preparation for Discharge.
    8 May 1946: Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 40585

    Help us honour Frank Vivian Gladigau's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

    Showing 2 of 2 images.
    Click images to start slideshow.

    Links and Documents