BICKFORD, Ronald Ferguson
| Service Numbers: | S306004, 407215 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Glenelg, South Australia, 25 April 1918 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Saint Peters College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 14 January 2011, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Brighton Glenelg District WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, S306004 | |
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| 17 Aug 1940: | Involvement Flying Officer, 407215 | |
| 17 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 17 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 407215 | |
| 10 Mar 1943: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S306004 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Ron was the only child of Harold Bickford b1876 in Adelaide, South Australia) and Tessie Veronica Murphy (b1895 in Melbourne, Victoria). Harry (Managing Director of AM Bickford and Sons Ltd) and Tessie married in Melbourne, Victoria in 1916. They Divorced in 1922 and Harry was awarded custody of Ron. Harry remarried and the family settled at Glenelg in South Australia.
Ron was working for the family business as a Salesman in December 1938 when he enlisted in the ACMF (Private; Service No:S306004). He Discharged in 1940 to enlist with the RAAF (Aircraftman, Pilot Officer; Service No:407215). Ron was attached to 4 Embarkation Depot when he was Discharged in March 1943.
In November 1940 Ron married Corale Blanche Smith (b1920 in Williamstown, Victoria) in Melbourne, Victoria.
Ron died in 2011 in Adelaide, SA and Corale in 2015.