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LIERSCH, Claude Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 421917 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Holbrook, New South Wales, Australia, 10 May 1920 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wagga Wagga Public School (1926-33) Wagga Wagga High School (1934-35) New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Rotary Machinist |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North West Europe, 21 January 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery Coll Grave 8. Row L. Graves 26-29 Local Roll of Honour- Wagga NSW |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 421917 | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 421917, No. 1 Initial Training School Somers | |
| 24 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 421917 | |
| 18 Jul 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 4 Mar 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 2 Bombing and Air Gunnery School / No. 3 Air Observers School Port Pirie | |
| 20 Apr 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 421917, Emb. Brisbane | |
| 5 Sep 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 26 Oct 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 421917, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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