DONOWA, Rex Valentine
| Service Numbers: | N260488, 424827 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 12 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, 18 April 1923 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newington College, Sydney |
| Occupation: | Real Estate Agent |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Belgium, 23 April 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Belgium Plot IVa, Row D, Grave 49 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N260488, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) | |
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| 8 Oct 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N260488, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), 116 Reserve Motor Transport Coy | |
| 9 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 424827, No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 23 Apr 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 424827, No. 12 Squadron (RAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Rex Valentine DONOWA was born in Bankstown, Sydney on 18th April, 1923
His parents were Valentine Crawford DONOWA & Maisie TAYLOR
He first enlisted in the Australian Army on 15th October, 1941 with the 116 Reserve Motor Transport Co and was discharged on 8th October, 1942 - he re-enlisted in the RAAF on 9th October, 1942
Rex died in a Flying Battle in Belgium in a Lancaster D715 Bomber and is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery in Belgium
His last rank was Flight Sergeant with the No. 12 Squadron (RAF)
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His father Valentine Crawford DONOWA served during WW1 (SN 16421) on the 1 Hospital Ship Karoola
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