DEAN, David Erskine Ellis
| Service Number: | 408307 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 467 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, 18 May 1923 |
| Home Town: | New Town, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Hobart High School |
| Occupation: | Public service clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North West Europe (at sea), 28 July 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede (Air Forces) Memorial, Surrey, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Oct 1941: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 408307, No. 467 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 9 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Hobart, Tasmania | |
| 9 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 408307 |
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David Erskine Ellis DEAN was born on 18th May, 1923 in Hobart, Tasmania
His parents were Ellis Erle DEAN and Edith Alice Mary GROVE - his father Ellis served in both WW1 and WW2
He enlisted with the Royal Australian Air Force on 9th October, 1941 in Hobart - his posting on death was with the 467 Squadron
He embarked from Sydney for the United Kingdom on 24th August, 1942
David was listed as missing as a result of air operations over Hamburg - his body has never been found & it is presumed he was lost at sea - He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, (panel 192) and also on the Australian War Memorial
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES (www.cwgc.org)
WAR DOSSIER - National Archives of Australia (1) (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)
WAR DOSSIER - National Archives of Australia (2) (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)
NOMINAL ROLL - Australian War Memorial (www.ww2roll.gov.au)
Newspaper ARTICLE (trove.nla.gov.au)
Mercury Hobart, 2nd February, 1944
MISSING AIRMAN - Flight Sergeant David Erskine Dean, RAAF who was reported missing on July 28 after operations over Hamburg is now presumed dead. He is the only son of Mrs. & Mrs. Ellis Dean of New Town and is in his 21st year
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