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HOWIE, Charles Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 414938 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 12 November 1922 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | North Ipswich State School (1928-35) Ipswich Technical College (1936-37), Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Flying Battle, United Kingdom, 16 December 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cambridge City Cemetery, United Kingdom Grave 13916A Local Roll of Honour-Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall WW2 Honour Roll, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 414938 | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 414938, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate | |
| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 414938 | |
| 28 Feb 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 15 Oct 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 13 Dec 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 414938, Emb Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 30 Aug 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 414938, Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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