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GRANT, Alan Charles William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 420185 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 October 1941, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Pymble, Ku-ring-gai - New South Wales, Australia, 26 March 1920 |
| Home Town: | Pymble, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Unemployed |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 16 June 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Arras Road Cemetery, Roclincourt Plot Y, Row !, Grave 66, Arras Communal Cemetery, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Wahroonga Knox Grammar School Old Boys' War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 420185 | |
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| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 420185, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Allison and Winifred Elanor Grant of Pymble, NSW
Plane was Lancaster ND 744 was lost over France while on aiar operations to the target of Lenz, Germany
Qualified to fly Wellington, Stirling and Lancaster planes
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces