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VALLANCE, Douglas Grant
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 401058 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 80 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia, 19 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Tarakan, Borneo, 4 August 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 401058 | |
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| 8 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 8 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 401058 | |
| 4 Aug 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 401058, No. 80 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
80SQN RAAF Kittyhawk aircraft A29-1145 flown by Flight Sergeant Hoare 431566 and A29-1214 flown by Flight Lieutenant Vallance 401058 were posted as missing while flying from Balikpapan to Tarakan in Borneo
Flight Lieutenant Vallance is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial as his body was not recovered. FSGT Hoare is buried in Labuan War Cemetery
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