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CHANDLER, William Charles

Service Number:	408476
Enlisted:	17 July 1942
Last Rank:	Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 15 Squadron (RAF)
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , 22 October 1923
Home Town:	Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Nurseryman
Died:	Flying Battle, North West Europe, 25 May 1944, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Netherlands Plot KK. Grave 62.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial

World War 2 Service

17 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 408476
29 Apr 1943:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman
25 May 1943:	Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 408476, Embarked for service overseas - United Kingdom
29 Oct 1943:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant
29 Oct 1943:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant
1 May 1944:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, No. 15 Squadron (RAF)
25 May 1944:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 408476, No. 15 Squadron (RAF), KIlled in Action of this day in a flying battle over Aachen, Germany. His service and sacrficie remembered. Service Medals: 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45..

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