Richard William Raven BATH

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BATH, Richard William Raven

Service Number:	420116
Enlisted:	11 October 1941
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 75 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 14 April 1922
Home Town:	Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Newcastle Technical College, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	RAAF Pilot
Died:	Flying Accident, Sansapor (Mega Bay), Dutch New Guinea, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 9 August 1944, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia Plot 23 Row C Grave 2
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

11 Oct 1941:	Enlisted 420116, Sydney, New South Wales
11 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 420116, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF)
12 Oct 1941:	Involvement Flying Officer, 420116
1 Jun 1943:	Promoted Flying Officer
21 Dec 1943:	Involvement Flying Officer, 420116, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF)
9 Aug 1944:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 420116, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Kittyhawk fighter aircraft A29-571 and A29-407 of 75SQN RAAF collided in mid-air and crashed near Sansapor (Mega Bay), Dutch New Guinea killing Warrant Officer William Morris Barden 17409 (A29-571) and Flying Officer Richard William Raven Bath 420116 (A29-407)

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