BUTCHER, Raymond Edward Norton
| Service Number: | 406638 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 101 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Katanning Western Australia , 25 October 1917 |
| Home Town: | Armadale, Armadale, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Car Salesman |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Denmark , 21 September 1942, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot Row 2. Grave 14. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 406638, No. 5 Initial Training School Pearce | |
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| 29 Mar 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 5 Initial Training School Pearce | |
| 3 Apr 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 1 Wireless Air Gunnery School Ballarat | |
| 24 Aug 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 2 Bombing and Air Gunnery School / No. 3 Air Observers School Port Pirie | |
| 11 Oct 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 2 Embarkation Depot | |
| 17 Oct 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 2 Bombing and Air Gunnery School / No. 3 Air Observers School Port Pirie | |
| 27 Oct 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 5 Embarkation Depot (Perth) | |
| 13 Nov 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, Disembarked in the UK on 26/12/1941 | |
| 29 Jun 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 101 Squadron (RAF) | |
| 21 Sep 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 406638, No. 101 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Padget
Flying Officer Raymond Edward Norton Butcher was the son of Edward William Timperley Butcher and Muriel Leura Butcher of Armadale, Western Australia.
Prior to enlisting in the RAAF Flying Officer Raymond Butcher was a volunteer member of the 16th Battalion Cameron Highlanders as a sergeant. He was a car salesman
He was attached to 101 Squadron RAF after training with the Empire Air Training Scheme in Canada and Britain.
He was a crew member in the front turret of the Wellington bomber X3815 which was lost during operations on 21 September 1942 when it crashed in Denmark following an attack by enemy aircraft.
(compiled and edited from AWM Collections and WEB obituaries)
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