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MORRIS-HADWELL, Edward Burford

Service Number:	1433
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 30 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, 5 October 1917
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Flying Battle, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 12 October 1943, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Grave Reference, Location ~ Plot H, Row D, Grave 13. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DIED FOR OUR FREEDOM LEST WE FORGET".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat St. Peter's Anglican Church WW2 Roll of Honor

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 1433
1 Jan 1943:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF), Based at Vivigani, Goodenough Island, New Guinea
Date unknown:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 1433
Date unknown:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches

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