Robert Leslie (Les) LARMAR

LARMAR, Robert Leslie

    Service Numbers: Q22472, 425448
    Enlisted: 21 June 1941
    Last Rank: Flight Lieutenant
    Last Unit: No. 36 Squadron (RAAF)
    Born: Hetton-Le-Hole, County Durham, England, 29 May 1920
    Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
    Schooling: Brisbane State High
    Occupation: Prudential Assurance Officer
    Died: Renal Failure, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 December 1974, aged 54 years
    Cemetery: Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane
    Graham Road, Bridgeman Downs
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    World War 2 Service

    21 Jun 1941: Involvement Q22472, RAAF 425448 (28/2/42-26/4/46)
    21 Jun 1941: Enlisted
    28 Feb 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 425448, No. 36 Squadron (RAAF)
    26 Jun 1942: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 425448, Information Recorded in the Flying Log Books of Flying Officer Robert Leslie Larmar. F/O RL Larmar's final posting: No. 36 Squadron based in Townsville, Qld, Australia. Postings Throughout F/O RL Larmar's Service: 28/2/42 - 21/6/42: 3ITS Sandgate, Qld, Australia 21/6/42 - 21/9/42: 8EFTS Narrandera, NSW, Australia 21/9/42 - 10/3/43: 8SFTS Bundaberg, Qld, Australia 28/3/43 - 14/5/43: CFS Tamworth, NSW, Australia 14/5/43 - 2/8/43: 7EFTS Western Junction, Tas, Australia 2/8/43 - 5/8/43: IED Ascotvale, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 6/8/43 - 13/9/43: 7EFTS Western Junction, Tas, Australia 13/9/43 - 10/10/43: RAAF Cambridge, Tas, Australia 11/10/43 - 18/6/44: 7EFTS Western Junction, Tas, Australia 19/6/44 - 11/8/44: CFS Parkes, NSW, Australia 21/8/44 - 15/12/44: 8SFTS Bundaberg, Qld, Australia 20/12/44 - 12/6/45: 6SFTS Mallala, SA, Australia 12/6/45 - 19/6/45: Air, Armament & Gas School, Nhill, Vic, Australia 19/6/45 - 2/9/45: 6SFTS Mallala, SA, Australia 3/9/45 - (?): 36 Sqn Townsville, Qld, Australia Aircraft/Engines Flown During F/O RL Larmar's Period of Service: DH82 Tiger Moth/Gypsy Major Avro Anson/Cheetah IX Avro Trainer/Genet Major Airspeed Oxford/Cheetah X Ryan Trainer/Menasco Wirraway/Wasp Dakota C47/Wasp As a Flying Instructor, F/O RL Larmar trained many future pilots over his years of service. Results of pupils are as follows: Moran, Frank B, Deniliquin: I/F Test = A; Final Assessment = A; Own Assessment = A Ogg, Arthur, Deniliquin: I/F Test = A; Final Assessment = A; Own Assessment = A Cook, W, Pt Cook: I/F Test = A/A; Final Assessment = SA; Own Assessment = A+ Giles, Harry, Pt Cook: I/F Test = A; Final Assessment = A; Own Assessment = SA Fuller, Bruce, Deniliquin: I/F Test = A+; Final Assessment = GSA; Own Assessment = GSA Renfree, Noel, Deniliquin: I/F Test = A+; Final Assessment = A; Own Assessment = SA Scharf, R, Deniliquin: I/F Test = A+; Final Assessment = A+ to A/A; Own Assessment = A to A/A Bull, C, E.D.: I/F Test = B; Final Assessment = A; Own Assessment = A Humphries, J, Deniliquin: I/F Test = A; Final Assessment = RA; Own Assessment = RA Dingle, (?), Deniliquin: I/F Test = A; Final Assessment = A; Own Assessment = A Elwood, (?), Deniliquin: I/F Test = JA; Final Assessment = A; Own Assessment = SA Fraser, (?), Deniliquin: I/F Test = A; Final Assessment = JA; Own Assessment = A Pascoe, (?), Pt Cook: I/F Test = A; Final Assessment = A+ to AA; Own Assessment = A+ to AA Blacklock, (?), Deniliquin: I/F Test = A; Final Assessment = SA; Own Assessment = SA Adams, (?), E.D.: I/F Test = A; Final Assessment = A; Own Assessment = A+ Bradford, (?), E.D.: I/F Test = AA; Final Assessment = SA; Own Assessment = SA Miles, (?), E.D.: I/F Test = A+; Final Assessment = A+; Own Assessment = A+ to AA Muller, (?), (?): I/F Test = A; Final Assessment = SA; Own Assessment = SA Dowar, (?), (?): I/F Test = A; Final Assessment = A; Own Assessment = A
    3 Sep 1945: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 425448, Excerpt from Robert Leslie Larmar's Flying Log Book... No. 36 SQUADRON - TOWNSVILLE Sept 17 1945: Aircraft type CH7A, No. VH-CIH. Pilot: F.Lt McNicol. 2nd Pilot: Self. Townsville - Cairns; Cairns - Cooktown with Governor of Qld, Sir Leslie Wilson & Lady Wilson. Sept 17 1945: Aircraft type CH7A, No. VH-CIH. Pilot: F.Lt McNicol. 2nd Pilot: Self. Cooktown - Cairns; Cairns - Townsville with Governor & Lady Wilson
    7 Feb 1946: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 425448, Excerpt from Flying Log Book of F/O Robert Leslie Larmar. No. 36 SQUADRON Feb 7 1946: Aircraft Type C47B, No. R.G.E. Pilot: F/Lt Siddans. 2nd Pilot: Self. Flying: Townsville (Qld, Australia) - Gorrie (WA, Australia); Gorrie (WA, Australia) - Darwin (NT, Australia) Feb 8 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Darwin (NT, Australia) - Ambon (Indonesia); Ambon (Indonesia) - Morotai (Indonesia) Feb 10 1946: Same aircraft. Pilot: F/O Dodsworth. 2nd Pilot: F/O Ashmead. Passenger F/O Larmar. Flying: Morotai (Indonesia) - Tacloban (Philippines); Tacloban (Philippines) - Laoag (Philippines) Feb 11 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot, 2nd Pilot & Passenger. Flying: Laoag (Philippines) - Okinawa (Japan); Okinawa (Japan) - Kanoya (Japan) Feb 12 1946: Same aircraft. Pilot: F/Lt Siddans. 2nd Pilot: Self. Flying: Kanoya (Japan) - Iwakuni (Japan); Iwakuni (Japan) - Hiroshima (Japan) Feb 13 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Hiroshima (Japan) - Kanoya (Japan) Feb 14 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Kanoya (Japan) - Okinawa (Japan); Okinawa (Japan) - Laoag (Philippines) Feb 15 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Laoag (Philippines) - Tacloban (Philippines); Tacloban (Philippines) - Morotai (Indonesia) Feb 16 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Air Test Feb 17 1946: Aircraft Type C47B, No. R.G.F. Same Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Morotai (Indonesia) - Labuan (Malaysia) Feb 20 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Labuan (Malaysia) - Morotai (Indonesia) Feb 23 1946: Aircraft Type C47A, No. C.T.E. Same Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Morotai (Indonesia) - Labuan (Malaysia) Feb 27 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Labuan (Malaysia) - Balikpapan (Indonesia); Balikpapan (Indonesia) - Labuan (Malaysia) March 2 1946: Aircraft Type C47B, No. R.C.F. Pilot: F/O Watt. 2nd Pilot: Self. Flying: Labuan (Malaysia) - Clark Field (Philippines) March 9 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Clark Field (Philippines) - Okinawa (Japan) March 17 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Okinawa (Japan) - Shanghai (China) March 19 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Shanghai (China) - Okinawa (Japan) March 22 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Okinawa (Japan) - Bofu (China); Bofu (China) - Iwakuni (Japan); Iwakuni (Japan) - Bofu (China) March 24 1946: Same aircraft. Pilot: S/Ldr Henry. 2nd Pilot: Self. Flying: Bofu (China) - Okinawa (Japan); Okinawa (Japan) - Clark Field (Philippines) March 25 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Clark Field (Philippines) - Morotai (Indonesia); Morotai (Indonesia) - Ambon (Indonesia) March 26 1946: Same aircraft, Pilot & 2nd Pilot. Flying: Ambon (Indonesia) - Darwin (NT, Australia); Darwin (NT, Australia) - Townsville (Qld, Australia) End of Mission (From my recollection of accounts my father gave, this mission was to bring Prisoners of War back to Australia - Jennifer Robinson (nee Larmar) - daughter)
    26 Apr 1946: Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 425448, No. 36 Squadron (RAAF)

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