SPROULE, Daryl Maxwell
| Service Number: | 250641 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Leader |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 3 October 1917 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Hobart High School, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Articled Law Clerk |
| Died: | Prisoner of War - Executed, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 16 August 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery T. C. 8. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
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| 8 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 250641, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 16 Aug 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 250641, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Squadron Leader Daryl Sproule DFC was awarded the Commendation for Gallantry for actions following his capture by the Imperial Japanese Navy and until his execution as a result of an escape attempt around the middle of August 1943. Squadron leader Sproule was shot down by Japanese anti-aircraft fire on 2 August 1943. Swimming from his downed Kittyhawk, he reached the beach near Lindenhafen, in the Gasmata area of New Britain. Around the middle of August 1943, he was captured, and the following day attempted to escape. During the escape attempt he was shot and subsequently executed for this escape attempt. - Defence Honours and Awards
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