TOOHILL, Noel Messines
| Service Number: | 404786 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 May 1922 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Church of England Grammar School, East Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk, Dalgety and Co., Brisbane, Queensland |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 10 January 1942, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Panel 113. Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 404786 | |
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| 8 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404786 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Manchester L7322 of 207SQN RAF was part of a bombing mission against German shipping at the port of Brest, including the German Navy Kriegsmarine capital ships (battleship or battlecruiser) Scharnhorst and Gneisenau
After completing the bombing run the aircraft crashed into the North Sea off the French coast near Crozon, Finistere, France with all crew killed:
Seymour, William Rex (Sergeant) 407808 RAAF (body washed ashore, buried in France)
Goldie, Peter Charles Herbert (Sergeant) 406450 RAAF (body washed ashore, buried in France)
Toohill, Noel Messines (Sergeant) 404786 RAAF (body not recovered - commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Bayley, George Reginald (Flying Officer) RAF 88024
Griffiths, Richard Vivian (Sergeant) RAF 1180830
Harris, Alexander Gordon (Sergeant) RAF 920869
Jones, John Elias DFM (Sergeant) RAF 551817
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