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HOOLIHAN, Patrick Gordon Thomas

Service Number:	425514
Enlisted:	28 March 1942
Last Rank:	Pilot Officer
Last Unit:	No. 92 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Hughenden, Queensland, Australia, 9 June 1920
Home Town:	Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland
Schooling:	Hughenden Queensland, then Yalgoo Western Australia and laterat Innisfail Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Spitfire hit by Enemy Flak - over Castel Guelfo in Bologna, Italy, Near Village of Castel Guelfo, Bologna, Italy, 16 April 1945, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Faenza Commonwealth War Cemetery, Italy Plot 7, Row D, Grave 8, Map reference 318229
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mareeba War Memorial

World War 2 Service

1 Feb 1937:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Question 11 on RAAF Attestation for Enlistment of NO 425514 Joined at No3 Recruiting Centre Brisbane on 28 Mar 1942. DISCHARGED to join RAAF
3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Pilot Officer, 425514
28 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 425514, No. 92 Squadron (RAAF)

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