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ANDREWS, William Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | 410614 |
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Enlisted: | 31 January 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 40 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 8 September 1919 |
Home Town: | Hampton, Bayside, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Flying Battle, Pontremoli, Italy, 24 November 1943, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa Coll. grave 111, Row A, Graves 12-15, Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa, Italy |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 410614 | |
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31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Flight Sergeant, 410614, Melbourne | |
31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 410614, No. 1 Initial Training School Somers | |
31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 410614 | |
15 Jan 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, 410614, Embarked Melbourne for U.K. | |
5 Oct 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 410614, No. 40 Squadron (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
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Plane was Wellington HZ 552. Crahsed, during a violent storm. when trying to land