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ROWCROFT, Oscar Gladwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 401196 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1941, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 467 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Fairfield, Vic., 6 April 1919 |
| Home Town: | Irymple, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mildura High School |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 25 February 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany Coll. grave 11. G. 25-28. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 401196 | |
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| 4 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 401196, No. 467 Squadron (RAAF), Melbourne, Vic. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas Wilson Rowcroft and Gertrude May Rowcroft, of Elwood, Victoria
AN ONLY CHILD A LIFE FINELY LIVED AND NOBLY GIVEN