TERRAS, Colin Hill
| Service Number: | 432286 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 December 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Taree, New South Wales, Australia , 23 October 1924 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 3 March 1945, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Joint Grave 18 C 10-11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 432286 | |
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| 5 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 432286 |
Life in Australia
Colin was born in October 1924 in Taree, New South Wales Australia. His father was a bank manager who was killed in a car accident at Bulli Pass when Colin was young. His mother, Vera owned and ran a boarding house at 18 Boundary St., Roseville which is a suburb in Sydney and was also very active in the Red Cross.
Following his school days at Scots College, Colin joined the Bank of New South Wales, acting as a teller's clerk and doing general clerical duties. At this time he enjoyed playing tennis, cricket, football and swimming. He was a member of the Scots College Senior Cadet Corps for twelve months. He joined the RAAF on 23 October 1942 at No2 Initial Training School. He began training as a wireless operator/air gunner in February 1943 at No2 WAG School, Parkes, moving on later in July to learn bombing at No.2 Air Navigation School, Nhill.
Submitted 16 March 2026 by Max Williams
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