Edward Henry FARMER

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FARMER, Edward Henry

Service Number:	405627
Enlisted:	27 April 1941
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 10 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, 13 September 1919
Home Town:	Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Process Engraver
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

27 Apr 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 405627
27 Apr 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 405627
24 Apr 1942:	Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, 405627, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF)
11 Jan 1946:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 405627, 10 Local Air Supply Unit

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Born 13 September 1919 in Brisbane, QLD

Wife: Irene Helty Farmer, living at Ashgrove, QLD

4 3/4yrs process engraver with Telegraph Newspaper Co.

Previous service: 3mths Private in AASC, Brisbane, QLD
discharged to transfer to RAAF

Described on enlisting as 21yrs 7mths; 5' 8.5" tall; 152lbs; fair complexion;
blue eyes; fair hair; Church of England

27/4/1941 enlisted into RAAF, in Brisbane, QLD

13/11/1941 received "Flying Badge"

24/4/1942 embarked Sydney SS Boissevain for UK for posting 10 Squadron
9/7/1942 disembarked in UK

19/7/1942      with 10 Squadron UK Sunderlands - Anti-sub sweep
22/7/1942      AS Sweep
2/11/1942      Transit to Gibraltar
8/11/1942      AS Patrol outside Oran
16/11/1942    Gibraltar - Mount Batten

Dec 1942        Pilot Officer in 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF, based at RAF Station
                     Mount Batten, Plymouth, England operating with Coastal Command in
                     the Battle of the Atlantic.

1/12/1943 attached to RAF Station, Mount Batten

12/1/1944 Flight Lieutenant 10 Local Air Supply Unit

6/6/1945 10 Local Air Supply Unit, Bougainville

8/6/1945 Leaflet drop

11/4/1946 discharged from service

Medals: 1939-45 star; Atlantic Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Africa Star;
Pacific Star

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 21/6/2016. Lest we forget.

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