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MELROSE, Lloyd Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 410002 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 21 August 1922 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | RAAF Pilot |
| Died: | Flying Battle, New Guinea, 14 April 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Port Moresby Memorial, Port Moresby, Papua, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 410002 | |
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| 7 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 7 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 410002, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 14 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 410002, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Lloyd Charles Melrose 410002 of 77SQN RAAF was shot down off Milne Bay in New Guinea after taking off from Gurney airstrip to take part in an attack against a large Japanese bomber raid on the area
His Kittyhawk fighter A29-169 crashed into the sea - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Port Moresby Memorial