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STRANTZEN, Richard Joseph Heuston
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 403823 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 682 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1913 |
| Home Town: | Lane Cove, Lane Cove, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk / Traveller |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Austria, 8 October 1944, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Panel 16. Column 1. Malta Memorial, Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Malta Memorial, Floriana |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 403823 | |
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| 3 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 403823 | |
| 8 Oct 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 403823, No. 682 Squadron (RAF), Presumed dead as of 8th October 1944, after failing to return from air operations over Vienna Area, Austria in Spitfire PR.XIX RM639. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Vol Adolph and Esther Strantzen; husband of Irene Laura Strantzen, of Lane Cove, New South Wales
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