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CAWTHORNE, Philip Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 417049 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 635 Squadron (RAF) Pathfinder Force |
| Born: | Millswood Estate, South Australia, 4 January 1922 |
| Home Town: | Millswood, City of Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Operation Harburg - Night Bombing Raid over Germany, Hesepe, Germany, 4 April 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 417049, Aircrew Training Units, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 417049 | |
| 4 Apr 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 417049, No. 635 Squadron (RAF) Pathfinder Force, Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 22 May 1945: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, London Gazette "This officer has shown great skill and fortitude in operations against the enemy" | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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