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GILBERT, Ronald Desmond
Personal Details
Service Number: | 413188 |
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Enlisted: | 16 August 1941 |
Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 2 October 1921 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, France, 19 August 1944, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 413188 | |
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16 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 413188 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Warrant Officer Ronald Desmond Gilbert MiD 413188 of 181 Squadron RAF was shot down while flying Hawker Typhoon MN920 near Vimoutiers, Normandy, France
His body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial