Thomas John O'DONOHUE DFM

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Service Number:	404487
Enlisted:	13 September 1940
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 159 Squadron (RAF)
Born:	Boort, Victoria, Australia, 24 August 1919
Home Town:	Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Shot down over Rangoon - 159 Sqn RAF, Burma, 29 February 1944, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore Memorial, Singapore Col 443
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Taxation Office Roll of Honour, Brisbane Taxation Office WW2 Honour Roll, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery

13 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 404487, Aircrew Training Units
13 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 404487
1 Oct 1941:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404487, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45
24 Nov 1942:	Honoured Distinguished Flying Medal, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Distinguished Flying Medal
29 Feb 1944:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 404487, No. 159 Squadron (RAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45

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