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GABRIEL, Edmund Gordon Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 260638 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1940, Mascot, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Broken Hill, NSW, 27 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Sydney Church of England Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Pilot |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jan 1940: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 260638 | |
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| 8 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Mascot, NSW | |
| 30 Jan 1946: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Edmund (Ted ) Gabriel's enlistment interview was in Sydney Nov 1939. Commencement of training January 6 1940 no. 4 E.F.T.S Mascot. Date of Commission was 4th may 1940.
Aircraft flown :
Tiger Moth (civil flying)
D.H. Moth
Hawker Demon
Afro Anson
Lockheed Hudson
Douglas Dakota C47
Qualified in navigation and reconnaissance, astro navigation and parachute officers course
Attached to 13 SQN and 1 SQN
Taken prisoner by the Japanese 1942 to 1945
Ted married Adella and raised 2 children, Ted was a passionate ameteaur radio enthusiast and photographer. Ted flew for Qantas Empire Airways for a period and then worked for Emergancy Services. He also received the National Medal for diligent long service to the community in hazardous circumstances.
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