Thomas Joseph (Tommy) BAILS MID

BAILS, Thomas Joseph

Service Number: 416919
Enlisted: 8 November 1941
Last Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit: No. 200 Flight (RAAF)
Born: Alberton, South Australia, 25 November 1909
Home Town: Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling: Woodville High School, South Australia
Occupation: Cabinetmaker
Died: Natural causes (stroke), Glenelg, South Australia, 2000
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
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World War 2 Service

8 Nov 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 416919, Adelaide, South Australia
8 Nov 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 416919
9 Nov 1941: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 416919
4 Dec 1945: Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 416919, No. 200 Flight (RAAF)
27 Jun 1946: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, MiD. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 27 Jun 1946 on page 1925 at Position 49

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