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WHEELER, Lindsay William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 409807 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 106 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 December 1916 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 19 September 1944, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Plot 7, Row G, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads;Our brave and noble 'Lin' ever remembered and loved by all, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 409807 | |
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| 10 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 409807, No. 106 Squadron (RAF), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 10 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 409807 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Francis and Elsie Wheeler; husband of Mary Victories Wheeler of West Footscray, Victoria
Plane was Lancaster PB 347 which was lost during air operations over Germany