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DELACOUR, Herbert Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 425136 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 514 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, 27 July 1923 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mt. Colliery State School |
| Occupation: | Postal employee |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Netherlands, 13 June 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bathmen General Cemetery, Overijssel, Netherlands |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 425136 | |
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| 13 Jun 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 425136, No. 514 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 425136 |
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Herbert Samuel DELACOUR was born on 27th July, 1923 at Charters Towers, Queensland
His parents were John Herbert DELACOUR and Mary Elizabeth WHERRY who married on 24th April, 1920 in Queensland
He is buried at Bathmen General Cemetery in the Netherlands
Inscription on his headstone reads:
"HIS DUTY NOBLY & FEARLESSLY DONE - EVER REMEMBERED"
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His father John Herbert DELACOUR served in WW1 (SN4764) and returned to Australia in 1919
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