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BATEMAN, William Edward Maxwell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 415232 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | General Reconnaissance School Bairnsdale |
| Born: | Broome Western Australia , 4 August 1922 |
| Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Hale School Perth Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Draughtsman |
| Died: | Illness, Perth Western Australia , 12 October 2011, aged 89 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 17 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 415232, General Reconnaissance School Bairnsdale | |
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| 17 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 415232, No. 5 Initial Training School Pearce | |
| 8 Nov 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 28 May 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 24 Aug 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 415232, Emb. Sydney | |
| 28 Nov 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 23 Mar 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 415232, Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 7 Jul 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 415232, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 10 Oct 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 10 Apr 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 21 Apr 1944: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, London Gazette Page 1838 Position 10 | |
| 10 Oct 1945: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 9 Nov 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 415232, General Reconnaissance School Bairnsdale | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 415232, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Edward Maxwell BATEMAN was born in Broome, Western Australia on 4th August, 1922
His parents were Edgar John BATEMAN & Edith Gertrude FRYER
He married Yvonne RANDELL in Perth, WA in 1948
William died in Perth, WA on 12th October, 2011 and was cremated at Karrakatta Cemetery in Western Australia
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