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THORNLEY, Neville Lloyd
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 34772 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 80 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Hurlstone Park, New South Wales , Australia, 13 April 1922 |
| Home Town: | Hurlstone Park, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Halmahera Island, Netherlands East Indies, 14 January 1945, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Ambon Memorial, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 34772 | |
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| 6 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 6 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 34772 | |
| 14 Jan 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 34772, No. 80 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Sergeant Thornley 34772 of 80SQN RAAF was shot down into the sea in Kittyhawk A29-671 while attacking Hatetabako airstrip on Halmahera Island - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Ambon Memorial