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DOOLAN, Gregory McGowan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 421008 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 218 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Quirindi, New South Wales, 11 March 1921 |
| Home Town: | Coonabarabran, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 20 April 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Asnieres-sur-Oise Communal Cemetery, France Asnieres-sur-Oise Communal Cemetery, Asnieres, Ile-de-France, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 421008, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 421008 | |
| 20 Apr 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 421008, No. 218 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ambrose Vincent Dooland and Kathleen Violet Dooland of Binnaway, NSW
Plane was a Stirling Mk 111, LJ 448 exploded after being hit by enemy flak. Gregory's body was found minus his parachute which was later found nearby and unopened