WILSON, Alan William
| Service Number: | 410510 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 630 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Saint Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 6 January 1922 |
| Home Town: | St Arnaud, North Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Normandy, France, 7 June 1944, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bayeux War Cemetery, Normandy, France XV. L. 26. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 410510 | |
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| 16 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 16 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 410510, No. 630 Squadron (RAAF), Melbourne, Vic. | |
| 6 Jun 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 410510, No. 630 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, 630SQN |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred and Myrtle Wilson, of Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia.
HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED
Pilot-Officer Alan William Wilson, 22, elder son of Mr and Mrs A. Wilson, Dunoon st, Murrumbeena. Previously reported missing, he is now believed killed on June 7, 1944, after a mission over France. Pilot Officer Wilson was captain of a Lancaster bomber which made many operational flights. He enlisted in 1941, before which he worked on his father's property at Taminick.
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer Alan William Wilson 410510 was killed when Lancaster ND683 of 630 Squadron RAF crashed near Franquerville, Normandy, France
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