GARBUTT, Milton Edwin
| Service Number: | 413976 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1941, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 467 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 January 1919 |
| Home Town: | Homebush, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk - Union Bank |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 3 October 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany Grave 7.E.1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Melbourne Union Bank of Australia Limited 'In Memoriam' WW2 Honour Roll, Municipality of Strathfield WW2 Roll of Honour, Petersham Fort Street High School WW2 Honour Roll, Yorketown Kadina Union Bank WW2 Roll of Honor |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 413976 | |
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| 10 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 413976, No. 467 Squadron (RAAF), Sydney, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Ernest Milton Garbutt and Evelyn Winifred Garbutt, of Homebush, New South Wales, Australia. A.I.C.A.
ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS. YOUR LOVING MOTHER, FATHER AND SISTERS
Reported missing from air operations on the night of the 2nd October 1943 aboard Lancaster Mk III E.D. 621. This aricraft was engaged on a bombing operation, the primary target being Nuch, and it is therefore pesumed to be missing as a result of enemy action. Milton was the navigator on this flight.
Originally buried at Westfriedhof Cemetery, Munich. Remains exhumed and reburied at Durnbach War Cemetery.
GARBUTT-October 3, 1943, 413976 Flying Officer Milton Edwin Garbutt navigator 467 Lancaster Squadron missing air operations Munich Germany presumed dead beloved only son of Mr and Mrs E. M. Garbutt Homebush and dear brother of Muriel and Barbara brother-in-law of Ivor and loved friend of Shirley Flower aged 24 years.
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