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COLLARD, Gaetan Gerard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 427847 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1942, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 625 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 March 1914 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Scots College, Swanbourne, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Shipping Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 16 August 1944, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery 2 C 17, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Berlin, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 427847 | |
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| 7 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 427847, Perth, WA | |
| 16 Aug 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 427847, No. 625 Squadron (RAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Gaetan Gerard Godfrey COLLARD was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 10th March, 1914
His parents were Gerard COLLARD & Martha (Mattie) QUIN
He had served previously with the 44th Battalion for 6 months and the 13th Field Coy Engineers for 12 months before he enlisted in Perth, WA on 7th October, 1942 and served with the RAAF during WW2
Gaetan died in a Flying Battle over Germany on 16th August, 1944 and is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery
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