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PARDON, Noel Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 419211 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 102 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 21 September 1923 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | De La Salle College, Malvern, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North West Europe, 29 June 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Marissel French National Cemetery, Beauvais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 419211 | |
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| 17 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 419211, No. 102 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
Noel Albert Pardon RAAF SN: 419211
Noel Albert Pardon was born in Mildura on the 21/9/1923 and enlisted in the RAAF on the 17/7/1942 at the age of 18 years.
After training in Canada, Noel was transferred to 102 Squadron RAF Bomber Command at Pocklington England. He was a wireless operator/air gunner flying in Halifax bombers on missions over Northwest Europe.
On the night of the 28/6/1944 Noel was killed during a flying battle near Beauvais while on a mission to bomb rail facilities at Blainville France. He was 20 years old.
Two other crewmen were killed while four crewmen became prisoners of war.
Noel is buried in the Marissel French National Cemetery.
Submitted 19 April 2023 by Patty Mayger
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