BLOM, George Henry
| Service Number: | 420525 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 450 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia, 29 June 1919 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street High School |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Accidental, Italy, 11 September 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ancona War Cemetery, Italy IV K 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 450 Squadron R.A.A.F. Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 420525 | |
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| 8 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 420525, No. 450 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mari Walker
Son of Otto Pieter and Emma Hayward Blom, of Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia.
ALWAYS REMEMBERED
George Henry Blom was attending the Fort Street High School, Petersham, in 1936, undertaking his Intermediate Certificate. His results were English - B; History - B; Geography - A; Mathematics I – B; Mathematics II - B; Elementary Science (Physics & Chemistry) – B; Business Principles – B; and Shorthand – B, and he won the Taylor prize for geography at Intermediate level. Three years later he passed his final Accountancy examination in the subject of Advanced Accounting.
He enlisted on 8 November 1941 and was serving with 450 Squadron when he died.
Pilot Officer George Henry Blom lost his life during the afternoon of 11 September 1944 as result of a motor transport accident. He was travelling in a motor vehicle which became involved in a collision near Fojano North west of Perugia, Italy, and was admitted to hospital suffering injuries from which he died immediately.
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer George Henry Blom 420525 of 450SQN was killed in a truck accident near Foiano, north west of Perugia in Italy during a Squadron road move
His death is referred to in "Memoirs of 450 (RAAF) Squadron" by Leonard Barton
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