WILSON, Rex Kerslake
| Service Number: | 407088 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 May 1940, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 11 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Glen Osmond, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Rose Park Public, Prince Alfred College, Kent Town & Adelaide University, South Australia, |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, El Adem, Libya, Middle East, 9 December 1941, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane No 3 Squadron Roll of Honour, Sydney Commonwealth Bank Adelaide WW2 Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 27 May 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, 407088 | |
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| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407088 | |
| 9 Dec 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407088, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Syria - Operation Exporter, ME Pool | |
| 20 Jan 1942: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Medal | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Rex Kerslake WILSON was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 11th September, 1919
His parents were Norman WILSON & Mary Emmeline TILBROOK
Rex was considered an Air Ace Fighter Pilot and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal posthumously (see links for further details)
He died in a Flying Battle in the Middle East on 9th December, 1941 - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Alamein Memorial
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His brother Cecil Norman WILSON (SN SX 4092) served in the Australian Army during WW2 and was discharged in 1945
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Wilson DFM 407088 in Tomahawk AN457 of 3SQN was killed when his aircraft was shot down by a German fighter south of El Adem in Libya
He has an entry in the book "Aces High" by Christopher Shores
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