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MURPHY, Denis Michael
Service Number: | 404146 |
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Enlisted: | 24 May 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 27 June 1918 |
Home Town: | Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Assistant Fitter |
Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, 19 October 1942, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Fradley (St Stephen) Churchyard, Staffordshire, England Row 4 - Grave 6, St Stephens Churchyard, Fradley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 404146 | |
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24 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 404146, No. 1 Wireless Air Gunnery School Ballarat | |
24 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 404146 | |
10 Jul 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
17 Dec 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
18 Oct 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
18 Apr 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, Operational Training Units (RAF) | |
7 Jul 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 404146, Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
29 Sep 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 404146, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
18 Oct 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Manchester R5780 of 460SQN Conversion Flight crashed near Fradley Village, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England with all crew killed:
Wood, Roger Wyndham (Pilot Officer) 408768 RAAF
Murphy, Denis Michael (Pilot Officer) 404146 RAAF
Forrester, Leonard (Pilot Officer) 405580 RAAF
Horner, Reginald Dudley (Flying Officer) 101554 RAF
Dobell, Sidney (Aircraftman) 1575906 RAF
Hodges, Dennis William (Aircraftman) 1157240 RAF