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MCDOUGALL, Robert Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 410609, V56701 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Moreland, Victoria, Australia, 25 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 11 April 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery, France Row B. Grave 8. Local Roll of Honour- Melbourne Vic., Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery, Maubeuge, Avesnes sur Helpe, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 410609 | |
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| 22 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V56701 | |
| 30 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 410609 | |
| 30 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 410609, No. 4 Initial Training School Victor Harbor | |
| 23 May 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 12 Nov 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
| 15 Jan 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, 410609, Emb. Melbourne for U.K. | |
| 12 May 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer | |
| 25 Jan 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 410609, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Johnstone McDougall and Christina Galway McDougall, of Ascot Vale, Victoria
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