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SWINBOURNE, Thomas Anthony

Service Numbers:	1788, 5, A19
Enlisted:	31 March 1921
Last Rank:	Group Captain
Last Unit:	RAAF Headquarters (Melbourne / Brisbane)
Born:	Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia, 22 July 1897
Home Town:	Moreland, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Air Force Officer
Died:	Illness, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 September 1940, aged 43 years
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Agonis Individual Rose - Bed 15 Rose 17 , Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1

World War 1 Service

16 Jun 1917:	Involvement 1788, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1917:	Embarked 1788, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Beltana, Sydney

World War 2 Service

31 Mar 1921:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, RAAF Headquarters (Melbourne / Brisbane)
31 Mar 1921:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Group Captain, 5
3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Group Captain, A19
17 Sep 1940:	Involvement Group Captain, RAAF Headquarters (Melbourne / Brisbane)

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