Lawrence Roy PEDERSEN

PEDERSEN, Lawrence Roy

    Service Number: 426237
    Enlisted: 23 May 1942
    Last Rank: Flying Officer
    Last Unit: No. 463 Squadron (RAAF)
    Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 May 1924
    Home Town: Brisbane, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Flying Battle, Netherlands, 21 February 1945, aged 20 years
    Cemetery: Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Netherlands
    PLOT Plot RR. Grave 40
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
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    World War 2 Service

    23 May 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 426237
    15 Aug 1942: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate, Promoted to LAC. Auth 3ITS 112/42
    4 Sep 1942: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School Narrandera, Transferred to 8EFTS at Narrandera, New South Wales.
    23 Nov 1942: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 8 Service Flying Training School Bundaberg, Transferred to 8SFTS at Bundaberg, Queensland for advanced flying training.
    5 Apr 1943: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 426237, No. 8 Service Flying Training School Bundaberg, Received the Royal Australian Air Force Flying Badge. Auth 8SFTS 82/43
    8 Apr 1943: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 8 Service Flying Training School Bundaberg, Promoted to Sgt. Auth 8FSTS POR 84/43.
    21 Apr 1943: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No 2 Air Navigation School, Posted to No. 1 Air Navigation School (1 ANS), Parkes, New South Wales, for navigation training. Trainees undertook advanced air navigation instruction using Avro Anson aircraft, the RAAF’s primary navigation trainer during the period. 1 ANS was not a selectable option for unit.
    29 Jun 1943: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 2 Embarkation Depot, Posted to No. 2 Embarkation Depot (2 ED), Bradfield Park, Sydney.
    27 Jul 1943: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 1 Embarkation Depot, Posted to No. 1 Embarkation Depot (1 ED), Ascot Vale, Melbourne, for final processing and holding prior to embarkation for overseas service.
    4 Aug 1943: Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, Embarked from Adelaide on 4 August 1943 for overseas service (ship not recorded in surviving RAAF documents). Arrived in the UK on 10 September 1943.
    8 Oct 1943: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 11 Personnel Depot and Receiving Centre, Promoted to Temporary F/Sgt. 11PDRC Auth POR 23/43
    28 Dec 1943: Transferred Royal Air Force , 20 Advanced Flying Unit (RAF), Commenced training at No. 20 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit, Kidlington, Oxfordshire for training with RAF. Auth 7/580
    28 Dec 1943: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 20 Advanced Flying Unit (RAF), Posted to No. 20 (P)AFU, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, to begin advanced pilot training. This was his first posting into the RAF BC training stream under Empire Air Training Scheme, serving as RAAF personnel within the integrated RAAF/RAF system. Auth 7/580
    22 Jun 1944: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, Promoted to Pilot Officer while posted to 17O.T.U.
    12 Jul 1944: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 51 Base Headquarters, Posted to 51 BASE, RAF a Bomber Command administrative and training base. The unit managed Heavy Conversion Units (HCUs), the final stage of training before crews joined frontline squadrons.
    29 Sep 1944: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 467 Squadron (RAAF), Posted to 467SQ, notionally an Australian squadron under the command of the Royal Air Force.
    8 Feb 1945: Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 463 Squadron (RAAF), Transferred to No. 463 Squadron who were operating Lancaster heavy bombers from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire at this time.

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