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HARRIS, Keith Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 420189 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | 11 Personnel Depot and Receiving Centre |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia , 12 September 1922 |
| Home Town: | Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Petersham High School - Homebush High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Watchmaker |
| Died: | 13 October 2009, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian Capital Territory Garden of Remembrance, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 420189, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
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| 31 Jan 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 22 May 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Embarked Melbourne to Canada | |
| 18 Dec 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 4 Jan 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 420189, Embarked Canada to United Kingdom | |
| 18 Jun 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 7 Jul 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 420189, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, (POW from 7 October 1944 to 22 April 1945) | |
| 3 Nov 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
| 3 May 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, Transfer to Lancaster flying school (Page 5 of service record) | |
| 7 Nov 1944: | Imprisoned Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Stalag luft III Stalag luft IIIA Stalag IIIA Hospital | |
| 28 Aug 1945: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 11 Personnel Depot and Receiving Centre, Embarked United Kingdom for Australia (repatriation and discharge) | |
| 30 Oct 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Flying Officer, 420189, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
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