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ELLIS, Rowland Valentine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 420168 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 27 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lismore High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Cadet Civil Engineer |
| Died: | Accidental, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia , 18 October 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT F. C . 6. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River 31 Beaufighter Squadron Memorial Plaque, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballina Surf Lifesaving Club Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 420168 | |
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| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 420168, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Beaufighter A19-84 crashed near Darwin, NT killing all crew on board:
Flight Sergeant William Bertram Carton 425425 - son of Bertram Bath Carton and Minto Isobel Carton of Kedron, Queensland
Flight Sergeant Rowland Valentine Ellis 420168 - son of Fernleigh Macleay Ellis and Cora Evelyn Ellis of Lismore, NSW
Leading Aircraftman Alan James Pitts 68670 - son of Arthur James Pitts and Ellen Pitts of Merewether, NSW
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Rowland Valentine ELLIS was born in Lismore, NSW on 27th October, 1922
His parents were Fernleigh Macleay ELLIS & Cora Evelyn RILEY who married in Lismore in 1922
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