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LOVE, Frederick Raymond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 413623 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 459 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Pambula, New South Wales, Australia, 11 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Pambula, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Aegean Sea, Middle East, 14 July 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cobargo & District Soldiers War Memorial, Quaama - Verona - Upper Broga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 413623 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 413623 | |
| 12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 413623 | |
| 14 Jul 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 413623, No. 459 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Ventura JT836 of 459 Squadron RAAF took off from Nicosia airfield on Cyprus on a bombing mission against the German airfield at Calato (Kalathos) on the island of Rhodes in the Dodecanese region
No trace of the aircraft was discovered following take-off; all of the crew were officially listed as killed in action and as their bodies were not recovered they are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial in Egypt
ABRAHAMS, Leo Reginald (Pilot Officer) 413503
LOVE, Frederick Raymond (Warrant Officer) 413623
SNADDON, John Ernest (Warrant Officer) 409361
YEATES, Ian Marsh (Flying Officer) 9301