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GASKELL, Henry Elliott
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 407711 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 106 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia, 27 October 1919 |
| Home Town: | Hallett, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School and S.A. School of Mines and Industries, South Australia, |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1 August 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany 1. G. 15. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School The Fallen, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hallett War Memorial, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407711 | |
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| 4 Jan 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, 407711 | |
| 4 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 22 Aug 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 4 Service Flying Training School Geraldton, Awarded Flying Badge 26-06-1941, remustered Airman Pilot | |
| 18 Sep 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407711, Sydney NSW, disembarked UK | |
| 23 May 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 106 Squadron (RAF) | |
| 1 Aug 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407711, No. 106 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, KIA: Lancaster Bombing Operation over Dusseldorf, Germany | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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