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DOBSON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 38380 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 15 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 23 January 1914 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 11 June 1944, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ste. Gemme-Moronval Churchyard, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Culcairn Railway Department Roll of Honor, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 38380 | |
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| 9 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 38380 | |
| 9 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
| 28 Feb 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School Cunderdin | |
| 1 Nov 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, No. 4 Service Flying Training School Geraldton | |
| 15 Jan 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 38380, For RAF Heavy Bomber Training. | |
| 29 Dec 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, No. 15 Squadron (RAF), Commissioned. | |
| 6 Jun 1944: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, No. 15 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 11 Jun 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 38380, No. 15 Squadron (RAF), Killed in Action. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of John William and May Kathleen Dobson
Husband of Una Frances Dobson of Geraldton, WA
Flight Lieutenant William Dobson 38380 was killed in the loss of Lancaster LM468 of Number 15 Squadron RAF near St Denis de Moronval, France
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