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BALCOMBE, Gordon Robertson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 420825 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 100 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 1 September 1921 |
| Home Town: | Binnaway, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 15 February 1944, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 420825 | |
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| 15 Feb 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 420825, No. 100 Squadron (RAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Gordon Robertson BALCOMBE was born in Dubbo, NSW on 1st September, 1921
His parents were William Gould BALCOMBE & Annie Laurie ROBERTSON who married in Bourke, NSW in 1920
Before joining the RAAF on 5th December, 1941 he served in the 21st Field Regiment Artillery
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His father William Gould BALCOMBE served as a Lieutenant during WW1 in the Field Artillery Brigade and returned to Australia in 1919
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