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KNILANDS, Bruce
Personal Details
Service Number: | 9431 |
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Enlisted: | 27 February 1940 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 20 July 1920 |
Home Town: | Hornsby, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Turner and Fitter |
Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 17 April 1943, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany Plot 8. Row A. Grave 11. Local Roll of Honour- Hornsby NSW, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 9431 | |
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27 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 9431 | |
27 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 9431 | |
17 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 9431, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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