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GREY, Linley Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 418394 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 27 August 1922 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wesley College Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk & Book Keeper, JS Grey Pty Ltd, Lygon St. Brunswick, Victoria, Australia |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, 31 August 1944, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England. Panel 258. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 418394, Aircrew Training Units, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 22 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 418394 | |
| 31 Aug 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 418394, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Lost on operations |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Stanley Grey and Violet Irene Grey of West Preston, Victoria
Plane was Lancaster PB176 was on daylight air operations to Raimbert but is believed to have crashed into the North Sea. One of the crew's body washed ashore but it was not Linley's. Five of the crew members were Australians.
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