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NAPIER, Charles Roland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 420247 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 22 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 19 March 1918 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Buna, Papua New Guinea, 26 November 1942, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Port Moresby Memorial, Papua New Guinea Panel 9. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 420247 | |
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| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 420247 | |
| 26 Nov 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 420247, No. 22 Squadron (RAAF) |
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