Stuart BRADFORD DFC

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Service Numbers:	O22040 (422114), O22040
Enlisted:	25 April 1942
Last Rank:	Wing Commander
Last Unit:	No. 77 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, 22 June 1923
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	RAAF Officer
Died:	Illness, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia , 4 May 1968, aged 44 years
Cemetery:	Woden (Canberra) Public Cemetery, ACT
Memorials:

25 Apr 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, O22040 (422114)
25 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, O22040

27 Jun 1950:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O22040, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF)
27 Jun 1950:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O22040

4 May 1968:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, O22040

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Wing Commander Stuart Bradford enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in April 1942

Allocated service number 422114 - in 1948 service number O22040 replaced the wartime number

Served as a Fighter Pilot with Number 77 Squadron during the Korean War - awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) & American War Medal

Died in May 1968 while posted to Department of Air (DEFAIR)