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TICKLE, Frank Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 409772 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 207 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Woodchurch, England, 19 September 1909 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 16 July 1944, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lignieres-de-Touraine Communal Cemetery Row A, Grave 6, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Oct 1941: | Involvement Flying Officer, 409772, No. 207 Squadron (RAF) | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 10 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 409772 | |
| 31 Jan 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 23 Jul 1942: | Promoted Pilot Officer | |
| 23 Jan 1943: | Promoted Flying Officer | |
| 5 May 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, 1 Embarkation Depot, Departed Melbourne, disembarked UK 7 July 1943 | |
| 23 Aug 1943: | Involvement 9 Advanced Flying Unit, Posted to 9 (Observers) AFU RAF Llandwrog for training. | |
| 5 Oct 1943: | Involvement Operational Training Units (RAF), Posted to 14 OTU at RAF Market Harborough for training in night bombing. | |
| 28 Apr 1944: | Involvement No. 207 Squadron (RAF), Posted to 207 Sqn at RAF Spilsby. | |
| 16 Jun 1944: | Involvement No. 207 Squadron (RAF), KIA in the early hours of 16th June 1944 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ephraim John Gerrard Tickle and Esther Tickle; husband of Phyllis Margaret Tickle
Plane was Lancaster ME 607 and was lost when it collided with another Lancaster ME 85 in mid air and crashed near Marnay, Lignieres while enroute to bombing the Marshalling Yards at Nevers
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