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ROBINSON, Richard George
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | N478634, O22422 |
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Enlisted: | 26 May 1944 |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 5 May 1926 |
Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, Korea, 16 February 1952, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea - Wall no. 2 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Gympie Memorial Lane Murals, Ipswich Korean War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Lithgow War Memorial, Norfolk Island Korean War Memorial, Wagga Wagga Korean Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
26 May 1944: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N478634, 5th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Korean War Service
7 Jul 1949: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
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25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Pilot Officer, O22422, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
3 Jan 1952: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O22422 | |
16 Feb 1952: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O22422, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF), RAAF Operations - Korea |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer Richard George Robinson O22422 of 77 Squadron was killed when Meteor A77-464 was lost near Sariwon, Korea - his body was never recovered and he is therefore regarded as missing, presumed killed in action