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RAEBEL, Robert William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5140, 5140 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Engineering School Ascot Vale |
| Born: | Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia, 10 October 1916 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Norwell, Gold Coast Region, Queensland, 5 February 1993, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pimpama Island Cemetery, Qld Also his (DVA) Official Commemoration - Memorial Location: Wall 2/Row I; AT the Queensland Garden of Remembrance (within Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery) Graham Rd - Bridgeman Downs, Qld. |
| Memorials: | Brunswick Junction and District Honour Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Nov 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Engineer, 5140, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Engineer, 5140, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF), Laverton, VIC, Australia | |
| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 5140 | |
| 31 Jul 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Engineer, 5140, No. 455 Squadron (RAAF), (NAA, Pg-6) | |
| 31 Jul 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Engineer, No. 455 Squadron (RAAF), (NAA, Pg-6) | |
| 17 Jun 1943: | Honoured British Empire Medal, Honours & Awards: Commonwealth of Australian Gazette, 17/06/1943, Pg-1250, Pos-24; London Gazette, 02/06/1943, Pg-2441, Pos-1. | |
| 20 Dec 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 5140, No. 463 Squadron (RAAF), (NAA, Pg-6) | |
| 20 Dec 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, No. 463 Squadron (RAAF), (NAA, Pg-6) | |
| 1 Jan 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, No. 463 Squadron (RAAF), (NAA, Pg-6; Ref: Mustering on Enlistment) | |
| 22 Jun 1944: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Honours & Awards: Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 22/06/1944, Pg-1253, Pos-27; London Gazette, 08/06/1944, Pg-2642, Pos-61. | |
| 27 Nov 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 5140, No. 1 Engineering School Ascot Vale, (NAA, Pg-6; Ref: Examinations passed for promotion) | |
| 27 Nov 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, No. 1 Engineering School Ascot Vale, (NAA, Pg-6) | |
| 19 Sep 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 5140, No. 1 Engineering School Ascot Vale | |
| 19 Sep 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 5140 |
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