GERRARD, Norman Clive
| Service Number: | 401502 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Gisborne, New Zealand, 22 December 1917 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Atlantic Ocean, 11 August 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 401502 | |
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| 28 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 401502 | |
| 11 Aug 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 401502, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Father Arthur Goulburn Gerrard (dec) and Mother Mary Gerrard (dec)
Brother: C A Gerrard, lived in 7 Glenorme Avenue, McKinnon, Victoria.
Norman had lived in Parkville, Victoria on enlisting.
28/2/1941 enlisted into RAAF in Melbourne, Victoria
*** service records need to be ordered through National Archives of Australia ***
28/11/1942 RAF Station, Mount Batten, Plymouth, England. Norman played in the
Rugby team representing RAF Station for year 1942-1943.
Dec. 1942 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten, Plymouth,
England operating with Coastal Command in the Battle of the Atlantic.
Flight Lieutenant with 10 Squadron (RAAF overseas)
11/8/1943 killed in flying operation over the Atlantic Ocean
No known grave
His name is commemorated on Panel 187 at the Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede, Surrey, England.
His name is commemorated on Panel 99 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/7/2016. Lest we forget.
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