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BYE, Garth William Beresford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 423628 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 461 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia., 25 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Bellevue Hill, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Commercial traveller |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean, 29 November 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 423628, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 423628 | |
| 29 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 423628, No. 461 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
Personal Stories
Loss of Don Howe and crew
Please refer to loss of HM Godsall for an account of the loss of Don Howe and crew
Submitted 3 December 2016 by Marshall Sheehan
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Garth was born in Neutral Bay, Sydney on 25th March, 1919
His parents were Stanley Cecil JOHNSON & Olivia Florence Wickham ORD who married in Sydney in 1914
He took on his stepfathers surname of BYE - He was Alfred BYE who married Olivia in 1925
He married Barbara Mildred JACKSON in Sydney in 1942
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