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REED, Charles William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 426685 |
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Enlisted: | 18 July 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia , 11 March 1919 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Colinton State School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Farm Hand and Cane Cutter |
Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 21 January 1944, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery Coll Grave Plot 8. Row L. Grave 26-29, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall, Southport War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 426685 | |
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18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 426685 | |
18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 426685 | |
21 Jan 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 426685, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
21 Jan 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 426685, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), K.I.A. |
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