MAGOR, Eric Albert
| Service Number: | 407329 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 September 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 45 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Moonta, South Australia, 25 January 1915 |
| Home Town: | Woodville, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fire Brigade Officer |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Western Desert, Middle East, 19 November 1941, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Alamein Memorial El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt. Column 245. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 407329, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 14 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 407329 | |
| 19 Nov 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 407329, No. 45 Squadron (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Fireman & Weightlifter
Eric Magor, was a fireman first at the Adelaide MFS and did a lot of weight lifting there. He held most Australasian weightlifting championships and had several world records to his credit and was described as ‘the strongest man in Australia and one of the most powerful in the world.
He joined the RAAF and was commissioned as a pilot officer. Apparently, all full-time members of the brigade were exempt from conscription. If they volunteered without permission they would have to resign. Permission would be granted only to men who wanted to join combatant units and they would be re-employed after the war without loss of benefits. The brigade was unusual in that it was the only one in Australia to permit its men to join the forces.
Submitted 28 November 2018 by Dianne Douglass
Biography contributed by Dianne Douglass
Killed between Sidi Reseigh and Bardia (Libya)
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