GREENWOOD, Bruce Frederick
| Service Numbers: | 424584, N175689 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 51 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Bexley, New South Wales, 28 June 1922 |
| Home Town: | Bexley, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Draftsman |
| Died: | Murdered by his German captors while a Prisoner of War, Dreierwalde, Westphalia, Germany, 22 March 1945, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany 13 B 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Eastwood War Memorial, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 424584 | |
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| 9 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, N175689 | |
| 15 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 424584, No. 51 Squadron (RAF), Sydney, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Fredrick Clarence and Gladys Greenwood, of Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia.
INTO THE MOSAIC OF VICTORY WE LAY THIS PRECIOUS PIECE, OUR SON
Pilot Officer B.F. Greenwood, eldest son of Mrs. F.C. Greenwood of Eastwood, navigator of a Halifax bomber reported missing in air operations over the Rhine on March 21, 1945, now reported belived killed by Germans after having parachuted to safety. He was on his 34th operational mission.
GREENWOOD - Treasured memories of our darling son and brother Pilot/Officer Bruce Frederick Greenwood Navigator RAF No 51 Halifax Bomber Sqdn killed with crew whilst POW Germany March 22 1945 aged 22 years
Twas for us they died
Keep we their memory green
His sorrowing mum dad and brother Ross
GREENWOOD - In loving memory of a beloved young airman Pilot/Officer Bruce Frederick Greenwood killed Germany March 22 1945
Sadly missed by Aunt Mona Uncle Andy and cousins Keith and Valda.
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