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BAIN, Douglas Elgin Withers
Personal Details
Service Number: | 21899 |
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Enlisted: | 13 February 1941 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 3 September 1916 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Hillhead High School, Glasgow, Scotland |
Occupation: | Despatch clerk |
Died: | Flying Battle, New Guinea, 11 December 1942, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 21899 | |
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13 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 21899, No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Douglas Elgin Withers BAIN was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 3rd September, 1916
His parents were William Paul WITHERS & Annie Johnstone WILSON