HERMAN, Ronald Mcgregor
| Service Number: | 407030 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 37 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Largs Bay, South Australia, 15 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Largs Bay, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Perry Engineering Company, Adelaide. |
| Died: | Accidental, Malta, 9 March 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Malta Memorial, Malta |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Malta Memorial, Floriana, St Clair Woodville High School Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 29 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
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| 29 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407030 | |
| 9 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407030, No. 37 Squadron (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, Malta 1942 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was born 1920 in Kilkenny, South Australia, was the son of Thomas Ernest and Jessie Perry Herman of Woodville, South Australia.. Ronald worked as a clerk at the Perry Engineering Company, Adelaide, prior to enlisting on 29 April 1940. Ronald trained as a wireless operator/air gunner (WAG) and left Australia for service in the Middle East in February 1941. On 9 March 1942, his Wellington bomber collided with another aircraft over Luqa, Malta.
Ronald’s brother, Sgt. James Alexander Herman, also served as a WAG during the war. On 24 May 1942, James also lost his life in a mid-air collision over Giru, Queensland.
[extracted from CWGC publicity Material]
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