William Charles ANDREWS

ANDREWS, William Charles

Service Number: 410614
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flight Sergeant, 410614
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