TOWNSEND, Harold Ernest
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Flying Corps |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 18 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Lieutenant, Officer, Royal Flying Corps |
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Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name - Harold Ernest Leslie Townsend
Birth Date - 18 Feb 1894
Birth Place - Queensland
Registration Year -1894
Registration Place -Queensland, Australia
Father - George Townsend
Mother -Annie Evans
Page number -26298
Registration Number - 009096
Biography contributed
Resided 88 Wellington Street, Kew, Victoria.
Served with the Royal Flying Corps in WWI.
Was taken prisoner of War 21 May 1918
AIRMAN REPORTED MISSING
Mr George Townsend, Commissioner of Patents, was notified on Saturday, by cable from the Secretary, Air Ministry. London, in regard to his eldest son, Lieut. Harold Ernest Leslie Townsend, as follows; "Regret to inform you that Lieutenant H. E. Townsend, Royal Air Force, is reported missing on May 21."