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PHILLIPS, Harold Wendell
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 420375, 8746 |
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Enlisted: | 5 February 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 October 1918 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
Died: | Flying Battle, New Guinea, 17 January 1943, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea C8 A 5 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 420375, later RAAF 8746 (5/2/1940-1711943 d/d) | |
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5 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 8746 | |
19 Feb 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
23 Aug 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
1 Aug 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
17 Jan 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 8746, No. 4 Squadron (RAAF), Killed in Action - operations over Gona area |
Personal Stories
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Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Harold Wendell Phillips
Birth Date 30 Oct. 1918
Birth Place Queensland
Registration Year 1918
Registration Place Queensland, Australia
Father Hampden Wendell Phillips
Mother Isobel Lilian Hutchison
Registration Number 015082