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GAZE, Wharton Owen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 409069 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1941, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 40 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Katanning, Western Australia, 5 April 1922 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Swanbourne, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Apprentice to shoe trade |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Sicily, Italy, 13 August 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Syracuse War Cemetery Coll. grave VIII. H. 11-12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Borden Memorial, Gnowangerup War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 21 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409069, No. 40 Squadron (RAAF), Perth, WA | |
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| 13 Aug 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 409069, No. 40 Squadron (RAF) |
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Wharton Owen GAZE was born in Katanning, Western Australia on 5th April, 1922
His parents were William Owen GAZE & Beryl Lynne WHARTON
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His father William Owen GAZE served during WW1 as a Lieutenant in the Australian Flying Corp and returned to Australia on 15th May, 1919 (SN 1898) - he also served in the Volunteer Defence Corp during WW2 and was discharged on 15th October, 1945 (SN W71340)
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Owen and Beryl Lynne Gaze, of Gnowangerup, Western Australia.
WE WILL REMEMBER
Killed in Air Operations over Messina.
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