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GATES, Robert Ingersole
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 415132 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 467 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Bridgetown, Western Australia, 9 August 1920 |
| Home Town: | Boyup Brook, Boyup Brook, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Boyup State & Bunbury High Schools, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Orchard hand |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North West Europe, 29 June 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The exact crash site has now been identified, and it is hoped that it may be excavated in the near future and that F/Sgt Gates's remains may be located and given a proper burial. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boyup Brook War Memorial, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Runnymede Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 21 Jul 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), No. 5 Initial Training School Pearce | |
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| 21 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 415132, Perth, Western Australia | |
| 21 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 415132 | |
| 11 Oct 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 16 Oct 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School Cunderdin | |
| 15 Dec 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 4 Service Flying Training School Geraldton | |
| 30 Apr 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 2 May 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 5 Embarkation Depot (Perth) | |
| 16 Jun 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 2 Embarkation Depot, Embarked from Sydney for U.K. | |
| 25 Aug 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, Royal Air Force - unspecified units, No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre RAF | |
| 12 Sep 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, Royal Air Force - unspecified units, Bomber Command Training Units | |
| 30 Oct 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 23 Mar 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, Royal Air Force - unspecified units, 1661 Heavy Bomber Conversion unit | |
| 30 Apr 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, No. 467 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 29 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 415132, No. 467 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 29 Jun 1943: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 415132, No. 467 Squadron (RAAF), MIA Air Ops presumed dead |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Robert Ingersole GATES was born on 9th August, 1920 at Bridgetown, Western Australia
His parents were Albert George GATES and Caroline Emma SPRING who married in WA in 1911
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