RICHARDS, Luther Lancaster
| Service Number: | 274713 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 10 May 1901 |
| Home Town: | Chinchilla, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brassall State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28 January 1984, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 274713, 56 PTC/O & ARP | |
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| 21 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 274713 | |
| 7 Nov 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, 274713 | |
| 7 Nov 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 274713 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 274713 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Luther was the 6th of 8 children of John Richards and Louisa Ellen Lancaster. He was a School Teacher in outback QLD, married to Ellen Alexander Marshall McKeown, when he enlisted in the RAAF on 12 February 1942. Luther was a Flight Lieutenant (Service No: 274713) with 56 PTC/O & ARP and took his Discharge on 7 November 1945.
Luther returned to Teaching in QLD until his retirement in 1968
Luther's eldest brother Ernest Morgan Richards served in the Army in WWI and WWII. Brother Mervyn Rogers Lancaster Richards died at sea returning to Australia from fighting in Egypt in 1919. Brother - in - Law James Roy Dobbie served in WWII
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