Reginald Grenville BARRINGTON DFC

BARRINGTON, Reginald Grenville

    Service Number: 417616
    Enlisted: 20 June 1942
    Last Rank: Flying Officer
    Last Unit: No. 466 Squadron (RAAF)
    Born: Renmark, SA, 7 April 1924
    Home Town: Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia
    Schooling: Renmark High School
    Occupation: Fruit Grower, Distillery labourer
    Memorials: Renmark District Roll of Honour WW2, South Australian Garden of Remembrance
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    World War 2 Service

    20 Jun 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 417616, Aircrew Training Units, Adelaide, SA
    20 Jun 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 417616
    21 Jun 1942: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 417616, Aircrew Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme, 4 Initial Training School Victor Harbor 1 Elementary Flying Training School Parafield SA 6 Service Flying Training School Mallala SA 7 Service Flying Training School Deniliquin NSW
    22 Jul 1944: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 417616, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45
    26 Apr 1945: Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Aus Comm Gazette date - 460 Squadron
    8 May 1945: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 417616, No. 466 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Transferred to Transport Command post WW2 and equipped with B24 Liberators
    28 Feb 1946: Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 417616, No. 466 Squadron (RAAF)

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    Biography contributed

    Biography written by Zoe Raynes, Loxton High School, SA attached as a document. Winning entry for 2020 Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize.

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