HILL, Rowland Rutherford
| Service Number: | 416213 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 11 February 1922 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Kings College |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (training air crash), Iwakuni, Japan, 3 December 1948, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Yokohama War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement | |
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| 24 Apr 1941: | Involvement 416213 | |
| 24 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 24 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 24 Apr 1941: | Enlisted 416213 | |
| 25 Apr 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
| 26 Aug 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 416213, Central Flying School, Empire Air Training Scheme |
Occupation Force Japan - BCOF Service
| 3 Dec 1948: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 416213, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
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World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Enlisted |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Rowland Rutherford HILL was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 11th February, 1922
His parents were Albert Charles HILL & Emily MATTHEWS who married in South Australia on 30th November, 1910
Rowland married a lady called Phyllis (date & place unknown) - one daughter Margaret - Phyllis was living in Japan
Biography contributed by John Edwards
"...416213 Flight Lieutenant Rowland Rutherford Hill who was a 19 year old from Adelaide, South Australia when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 24 April 1941. While serving with 77 Squadron RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan, he was killed on 3 December 1948 in a Mustang aircraft that crashed while engaged in rocketing practice on the bombing range at Iwakuni, Japan. He is buried in the British Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, Yokohama, Japan..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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