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MOLAN, Desmond Ronald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 425955 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 461 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 16 February 1924 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Postal Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Off United Kingdom, 23 March 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. Panel 261. MEMORIAL ID 15259468. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall, Postmaster-General's Dept. Qld. WW2, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 425955 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date unknown: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 425955, No. 461 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Marshall Sheehan
Crew member of Sunderland B/461 Squadron under the command of F.H .Bunce which was attacked by 9 German Ju88's and shot down .When the aircraft ditched into the sea he escaped the sinking aircraft and was on the wing of the aircraft with other crew members but was washed off the wing by the heavy swell and drowned