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AYRES, Richard Leonidas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | V83400, 409014 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1940, Broadmeadows, VIC |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Narrung, South Australia, 11 August 1909 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Tantanoola RAAF Anson AW849 Crash Site |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Apr 1940: | Involvement Private, V83400 | |
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| 6 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Broadmeadows, VIC | |
| 6 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V83400 | |
| 4 Jun 1941: | Discharged | |
| 21 Jun 1941: | Involvement Flying Officer, 409014, No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Melbourne, VIC | |
| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 409014 | |
| 9 Jan 1946: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Richard Leonidas Ayres 409014 was discharged in January 1946 with the rank of Flying Officer while posted to 12SQN
In October 1942 he survived the loss of Avro Anson AW849 of Number 6 Service Flying Training School which crashed 5 miles west of Tantanoola, South Australia
Sergeant John Harding Carroll 416243 DFC (discharged November 1945 with the rank of Flying Officer - 21OTU) also survived but Flying Officer Baxter Watson 411417 was killed in the incident
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