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ROBINSON, Clifford Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 405327 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 75 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 21 February 1918 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Halmahera Island, Netherlands East Indies, 24 February 1945, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Ambon Memorial, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie WW2, Imbil War Memorial, Kandanga Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 405327 | |
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| 2 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 2 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 405327, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 24 Feb 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 405327, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Clifford Douglas Robinson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Robinson 405327 of 75SQN was killed when Kittyhawk A29-1029 was shot down near Wasile Pier on Halmahera Island during a bombing and strafing attack - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Ambon Memorial
His loss is covered in the book “Seek and Strike - 75 Squadron RAAF 1942 - 2002” by David J. Wilson