Rex Malcolm WHITBURN DFC, MiD

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Service Number:	407475
Enlisted:	12 October 1940, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 6 January 1921
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Adelaide High School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 5 August 1985, aged 64 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Hamley Bridge WW2 Honour Roll

12 Oct 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 407475, Adelaide, South Australia
12 Oct 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 407475
1 Nov 1943:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 407475, No. 117 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45
18 May 1948:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 407475, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots

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