Harold James RICHARDSON

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RICHARDSON, Harold James

Service Number:	410382
Enlisted:	6 December 1941
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 16 February 1917
Home Town:	Maryborough, Central Goldfields, Victoria
Schooling:	Maryborough High School, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	School Teacher, Mt. Eliza State School, Victoria, Australia
Died:	Accidental, United Kingdom, 22 July 1943, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England. Panel 197.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, 410382
6 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 410382

Sgt. Harold James RICHARDSON (Squadron Air Gunner)

Sgt. Harold James RICHARDSON (Squadron Air Gunner)
Royal Australian Air Force, SN:410382 Died 22 Jul 1943 (accidental) Aircraft lost at sea.
Son of Escott Robert and Christina Christy Richardson, of Maryborough, Victoria, Australia.
Aircraft: Vickers Wellington III,
Serial Number: BJ963,
ENLISTMENT INFORMATION
Service Number: 410382
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Group: 93
Squadron: 27 OTU
Trade: Air Gunner
Country of Origin Australia

LAST OPERATION INFORMATION
Start/Finish: 22 Jul 1943
Takeoff Station: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
Day/Night Raid: Day,
Operation: Training- navigation exercise over sea,
Reason for Loss: Lost without trace despite perfect weather and wireless transmissions that gave no hint of problems.

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