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CALLAHAN, Peter Ross
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 432114 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 December 1942, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Operational Base Units (RAAF) |
| Born: | Wollstonecraft, New South Wales, Australia , 3 October 1919 |
| Home Town: | Wahroonga, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Medical Student |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 27 April 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Joint grave 7. D. 11-12. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 432114 | |
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| 5 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 432114, Operational Base Units (RAAF), Sydney, NSW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Reginald and Doris Egerton Callahan, of Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia.
TWILIGHT IT IS, AND I TRAVEL THE ROAD WITH MY FRIENDS
On the night of the 26th April 1944, he took off to carry out bombing operations against Essen. Unfortunately no further news was received concerning the fate of the aircraft or any members of the crew after they took off at 23.26 hours.
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