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Born on 26 Oct 1921 in London, England

He was working as an Audit Clerk for Manning Watson & Co. in Melbourne when he enlisted in the RAAF on 15 Aug 1941 at the age of 19

He was allocated S/No. 409432 & appointed as a Pilot & was posted to the Middle East for training then later England flying sorties to France & Germany

His posting include:

Headquarters Middle East

RAF Station Gilgil, Kenya

No.72 Operational Training Unit, RAF Nanyuki

RAF Station Eastleigh, Kenya

RAF Station Moffat, Southern Rhodesia

No.27 Operational Training Unit, RAF Lichfield

No.460 Squadron RAAF, RAF Binbrook

**He flew 22 operational sorties (147.45 hrs.) as Air Bomber/Bomb Aimer (not Pilot) with 460 Sqn between Jan–May 1945, though he flew more non–op sorties in Jun & Jul

His log book records operations:
1) 28/01 Stuttgart GER
2) 01/02 Ludwigshaven–Mannheim GER
3) 14/02 Chemnitz GER
4) 15/02 Samso Isl (mining) DEN
5) 20/02 Dortmund GER
6) 21/02 Duisburg GER
7) 23/02 Pforzheim GER
8) 01/03 Mannheim GER
9) 02/03 Cologne GER
10) 03/03 Samso Isl (mining) DEN
11) 05/03 Chemnitz GER
12) 07/03 Dessau GER
13) 11/03 Essen GER
14) 12/03 Dortmund GER
15) 13/03 Hern Erin Benzol Plant
16) 21/03 Langendreer
17) 22/03 Oslo Fjord (mining) NOR
18) 27/03 Paderborn GER
19) 04/04 Lutzkendorf GER
20) 13/04 Kiel Bay (mining) GER
21) 14/04 Potsdam GER
22) 22/04 Bremen (Army co–op not bombing) GER

He returned to Australia in Nov 1945 as Flight Lieutenant & was demobilised in Feb 1946