ANDREW, William Ronald
| Service Number: | 24647 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 9 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Dalby, Queensland, Australia, 8 December 1921 |
| Home Town: | Bell, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Brest, France, 13 August 1944, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery, Normandy, France I. A. 1. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bell Honour Board, Bell St Giles War Memorial Gates, Bell War Memorial, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 7 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 24647, Aircrew Training Units | |
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| 7 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 24647, No. 9 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 13 Aug 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 24647, No. 9 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Lancaster ME757 of Number 9 Squadron RAF crashed near Brest, France with all crew KIA - FSGT Andrew was buried at Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery with the rest of the crew buried at Plougastel-Daoulas Communal Cemetery
Flight Sergeant William Ronald Andrew 24647 - Son of Hugh and Mary Andrew of Bell, Queensland
Flight Sergeant Douglas William McConville 424110 - Son of Thomas Thorpe McConville and Alice Rose McConville of Narrandera, NSW
Flight Sergeant Charles Herbert Edwards 425626 - Son of James Thomas Edwards and Edith Mary Edwards of Gympie, Queensland
Flight Sergeant John Keith Scott 426166 - Son of John Stenhouse Scott and Elsie Janet Scott of Beechmont, Queensland
Flight Sergeant Cyril Thomas Scott 428799 - Son of Cyril Reginald and Violet May Scott & Husband of Caroline Scott of Matraville, NSW
Sergeant Frederick Walter Johnson RAF 1390712 (Flight Engineer) - Son of Frederick and Charlotte Johnson & Husband of Evelyn Maud Johnson of East Ham, Essex
Flight Lieutenant Edward Harry Maxwell Relton RAF 138457 (Pilot) - Son of Edward Alfred and Edith Renee Relton & Husband of Margaret Yvonne Relton
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