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GLENN, Raymond Colin
Personal Details
Service Number: | 74446 |
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Enlisted: | 29 December 1942 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | No. 120 Squadron (RAAF / NEI) |
Born: | Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia, 1 December 1924 |
Home Town: | Moss Vale, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Assistant Grocer |
Died: | Accidently shot , Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 18 May 1944, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
Townsville War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia E.D.14. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moss Vale RSL War Memorial, Moss Vale WW2 Honour Roll, Moss Vale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 74446 | |
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29 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
29 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 74446 | |
31 Dec 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
18 May 1944: | Involvement Leading Aircraftman, No. 120 Squadron (RAAF / NEI), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
18 May 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 74446, No. 120 Squadron (RAAF / NEI), Accidentally Killed. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of John Alexander and Annie Glenn of Moss Vale, NSW
Leading Aircraftman Glenn 74446 of Number 120 Squadron NEI-AF was accidentally shot while cleaning a gun on a P40N Kittyhawk aircraft at Merauke, Dutch New Guinea