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ATKIN, Charles Carr
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12316 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1940, Richmond, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2 Embarkation Depot |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia , 5 January 1916 |
| Home Town: | Pelaw Main, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | The Kings School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Assistant accountant and scrip clerk, real estate agent, share and stockbroker |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Netherlands, 5 March 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, Zeeland, Netherlands Row D Grave 28 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 12316 | |
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| 19 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 12316, Operational Training Units (RAAF), Richmond, NSW | |
| 1 Apr 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 12 Jul 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal | |
| 1 Oct 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 2 Recruit Depot (RAAF), Temporary Sergeant. | |
| 30 Apr 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 12316, 2 Embarkation Depot, Sydney, New South Wales. | |
| 18 Aug 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 12316, Posted to No.3 Personnel Reception Centre in Bournemouth, England. | |
| 30 Oct 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 7 Jan 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 12316, Posted to the Royal Air Force stationed at Wymeswold, (England). | |
| 5 Mar 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 12316, Died at the rank of Flight Sergeant at the 28th Operational Training Unit, Flying Battle, Netherlands. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George and Amy Atkin; husband of Jessie Hamilton Atkin, of East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.
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