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SIMPSON, Noel Ryder
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 405504 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Coorparoo Queensland Australia , 25 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Barcaldine, Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School Longreach (1933-35) Marist Bro’s. College Cairns, Queensland, Australia (1935-37) |
| Occupation: | Clerk, Barcaldine Railway Station, Queensland, Australia |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 13 June 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Coll. Grave Plot 3. Row E. Grave 1-6. Local Roll of Honour- Longreach Queensland Australia. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 405504 | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 405504, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate | |
| 31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 405504 | |
| 26 Apr 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 13 Nov 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 21 Mar 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 405504, Emb. Melbourne for United Kingdom | |
| 13 May 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 4 Aug 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 405504, Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 21 Dec 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 405504, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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