Philip Courtney MULLENS DFC

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MULLENS, Philip Courtney

Service Number:	402249
Enlisted:	22 July 1940
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 22 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	London, England, United Kingdom , 1 June 1915
Home Town:	Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Student - Bachelor of Economics
Died:	Flying Battle, New Guinea, 1 June 1943, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 1. Row D. Grave 21. Inscription: "MEMORY HOLDS THE DOOR FOR ALL HIS LOVED ONES"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Municipality of Strathfield WW2 Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

22 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 402249
1 Jun 1943:	Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 402249, No. 22 Squadron (RAAF)
13 Aug 1943:	Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross

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Biography contributed

Philip Courtney MULLENS was born in London, England on 1st June, 1915

His parents were Arnold Philip MULLENS & Dorothy TODMAN who married in Sydney in 1915 (later divorced)

He married Bonnettie Hazel BLACKMORE in Sydney on 16th November, 1940 - two daughters, Phillipa & Ann

Philip died on his birthday, 1st June 1943 in a Flying Battle in New Guinea and is buried in the Port Moresby (Bomana) Cemetery

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