Charles Antony (Tony) HARLAND

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HARLAND, Charles Antony

Service Number:	404790
Enlisted:	8 November 1940, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 455 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Labassa, Fiji, 3 August 1914
Home Town:	Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Flying Battle, Germany, 11 April 1942, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Spring Hill Brisbane Grammar School WW2 Great Hall Honour Board

World War 2 Service

8 Nov 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 404790, Brisbane, Queensland
11 Apr 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 404790, No. 455 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45

Hampden Bomber AE291

Handley-Page Hampden medium bomber AE291

On the 11 Apr 1942 AE291 from 455 Sqn (UB-K) RAAF was lost without trace whilst on a bombing raid to Essen. Post war it was established that all the crew were killed.

Pilot; Fg Off Seth Tilstone Manners 403142 RAAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. C. 17.
Navigator/Bomb Aimer; Fg Off Charles Antony Harland 404790 RAAF- Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. C. 20.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner; Sgt Joseph Anthony Larkin 1310060 RAFVR - Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. C. 19.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner; Sgt Charles Kay Ormston 1355088 RAFVR- Rheinberg War Cemetery 1. C. 18.

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