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BANVILL, Norman Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 23549 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 September 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 20 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 31 October 1921 |
| Home Town: | Albion, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Maryborough State High School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Telephone Mechanic |
| Died: | Prisoner of the Japanese, Off New Guinea, 7 May 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Port Moresby Memorial - Panel 10, Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Cardwell RAAF Wall, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Maryborough St. Paul's Anglican Church Book of Remembrance, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour, Maryborough WW2 RAAF Enlistment Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial, Postmaster-General's Dept. Qld. WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 23549 | |
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| 12 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 12 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 23549 | |
| 7 May 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 23549, No. 20 Squadron (RAAF), Battle of the Coral Sea |
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Son of Walter James Banvill and Jean Duncan Banvill, of Maryborough, Queensland.
Plane was a Catalina. 20 Squadron
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