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RAWLINSON, Alan Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 386 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1938 |
| Last Rank: | Wing Commander |
| Last Unit: | No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Fremantle Western Australia , 31 July 1918 |
| Home Town: | Ivanhoe, Banyule, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk (On enlistment) |
| Died: | Naracoorte South Australia , 27 August 2007, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
| 19 Jul 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Air Cadet, 386 |
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World War 2 Service
| 22 Jun 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, 386 | |
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| 22 Jun 1939: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
| 7 Jul 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 386, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 15 Jul 1940: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 386, Emb. Sydney for Middle-East | |
| 22 Dec 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer | |
| 1 Jan 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant | |
| 10 Oct 1941: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross | |
| 26 Dec 1941: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross and bar | |
| 1 Apr 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader | |
| 1 Aug 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander | |
| 24 Jul 1945: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Group Captain | |
| 19 Dec 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, 386 | |
| 19 Dec 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Group Captain, 386 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 386 |
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