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OLSEN, George Glenn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 436361 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 December 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Mullewa, Western Australia , 17 February 1924 |
| Home Town: | Mullewa, Mullewa, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School Mullewa (1936-39) Perth Boys School (1939-40) Perth Technical College (1940), Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North West Europe, 6 December 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hanover War Cemetery Coll. Grave Plot 5. Row E. Grave 3-6 Local Roll of Honour- Mullewa, Hannover War Cemetery, Hannover, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Mullewa District Road Board Roll of Honour WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 436361 | |
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| 9 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 436361, No. 5 Initial Training School Pearce | |
| 9 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 436361 | |
| 27 Feb 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 16 Sep 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 4 Nov 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 436361, Emb. Sydney | |
| 16 Mar 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 6 Jun 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 436361, Operational Training Units (RAF), Empire Air Training Scheme, No. 30 Operational Training Unit RAF (30 OTU) Night Bombing RAF Hixon | |
| 22 Nov 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 436361, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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