MANFRED, Noel John Marsden
| Service Number: | 413627 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 25 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Articled Law Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 18 November 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hotton War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 413627, Sydney | |
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| 12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 413627 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Noel John Marsden was born in Goulburn, NSW on 25th December, 1920
His parents were Marsden Erle MANFRED & Mildred Ann REYNOLDS who married in Goulburn in 1917
He had previously served in the 7th Light Horse Regiment before he enlisted on 12th September, 1941 in the Royal Australian Air Force
His last rank was a Flying Officer in the 137 Squadron of the RAF
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Noel John Marsden Manfred 413627 of 137 Squadron RAF crashed while flying Hawker Typhoon NM191 near Cologne, Germany
His aircraft was in a formation detailed to carry out an armed recce in the area of Sittard - Heidelberg, Germany. While carrying out an attack on German positions he was seen to fire his rockets and to pull out of his dive but was not located again by other pilots
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