GROB, Nicholas Charles
| Service Number: | 425154 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Qld., 20 November 1919 |
| Home Town: | Yeppoon, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Training Accident, United Kingdom, Thailand, 9 December 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, North Yorkshire, England C F 15, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall, Wowan War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 425154, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 9 Dec 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 425154, No. 77 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Ground Accident |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Flight Sergeant Grob was born November 1919 at Rockhampton, Queensland, the son of Edward and Maria Grob of Yeppoon, Queensland. Nicholas was a farmer before signing up. (RAAF records not digitized)
Halifax LL122 took off from RAF Elvington on 9 December 1943 detailed to carry out a non-operational day fighter affiliation training exercise, it spun in and crashed near York. Five of the crew were killed and Flight Sergeant Simpson and Sergeant Clark were injured.
THE CREW: RCAF Pilot Officer J K Forest -Pilot RAF Sergeant L R Mace -Flight Engineer RAF Pilot Officer G O Sharpe -Navigator RNZAF Flight Sergeant R R J Simpson -Air Bomber RAF Sergeant J S Clark -Wireless Air Gunner RCAF Flight Sergeant E F J Hemming -Mid Upper Gunner RAAF Flight Sergeant N C Grob -Rear Gunner
Flight Sergeant Grob is buried in Grave 15, Row F, Section C of the Harrogate Cemetery and is also remembered with honour at the Australian War Memorialand on the Roll of Honour Wowan, Queensland
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