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READER, Gordon Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 427548 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 102 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 16 October 1913 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Perth Modern School & Perth Boys Night School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Insurance Inspector |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ottersum, Netherlands, 17 September 1944, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, - Panel 261. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW2 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 427548, Aircrew Training Units, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 19 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 427548 | |
| 3 Jun 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 427548, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 4 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 427548, No. 102 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Flight Sergeant Reader was Killed in Action whist serving in 102 (Ceylon) Squadron
"...427548 Flight Sergeant Gordon Sydney Reader RAAF, 102 Sqn RAF. An insurance inspector of Perth, WA, he enlisted on 19 July 1942. Flt Sgt Reader was killed in a flying accident on 17 September 1944." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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