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BACON, David Bruce Ernst
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 434190 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 November 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 25 June 1917 |
| Home Town: | Elwood, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | All Souls School, Charters Towers, Queensland and Brighton Technical College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Netherlands East Indies, 15 September 1944, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 3. Row A. Grave 1-4. (Coll.) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 434190 | |
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| 26 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 434190 | |
| 15 Sep 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron (RAAF), Missing presumed dead in air operations over Kai Islands. |
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