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RUSSELL, Reginald Worland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 410789 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 20 March 1923 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Shelford State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Off Dutch Coast, 9 July 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 410789 | |
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| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 410789 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Fox
Reginald embarked at Melbourne on 03 February 1943 for Canada and UK. Whilst serving with 524 Squadron RAF, he was killed in a flying battle off the Dutch coast on 9 July 1944, aged 21.
Information received through International Red Cross from German authorities stated that the body of one Royal Air Force member of W.O. Russell's crew, Sergeant W.I. Howitt, was washed ashore. There was no further news of the rest of the crew.
[Source: Colac Family History Project/WW2 Honour Roll]
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