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GRADWELL, David Prenton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8960 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 200 Flight (RAAF) |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 26 June 1919 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Borneo, 25 March 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 32. Labuan Memorial Labuan, Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 8960, Laverton, Victoria | |
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| 12 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 8960 | |
| 1 Oct 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
| 1 Apr 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer | |
| 1 Oct 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant | |
| 25 Mar 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 8960, No. 200 Flight (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45 |
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David Prenton GRADWELL was born in Toowoomba, Queensland on 26th June 1919
His parents were William GRADWELL & Ruth ROBINSON
He married Joan Patricia FOSSETT in St Johns Cathedral, Brisbane on 29th September, 1942
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