CRABBE, Colin Bernard
| Service Number: | 420453 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School, Temora |
| Born: | Suva, Fiji, 8 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Ground Battle, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, 23 May 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bournemouth North Cemetery, England Grave H4/94 Bournemouth North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 420453 | |
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| 8 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 420453 | |
| 3 May 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 420453, No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School, Temora |
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Attack by Luftwaffe FW190 aircraft which damaged hotels in Bournemouth administered by RAAF Number 3 Personnel Despatch & Reception Centre as leave / recreation centres.
3PDRC operated in Bournemouth from July 1941 to January 1946 administering RAAF and some RCAF personnel. 21 airmen were killed in the raid: 3 members of the RAF; 13 RCAF and 7 RAAF
Crabbe, Colin Bernard (Flight Sergeant) 420453
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