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ROYAL, Norman Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 414837 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 461 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane Queensland Australia, 9 June 1923 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Railway Estate State School, Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Meat Worker |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Atlantic Ocean, 23 March 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England. Panel 259. MEMORIAl: ID 15262547 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Townsville WW2 HR, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 414837 | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 414837, No. 461 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Marshall Sheehan
Crew member of Sunderland B/461 Squadron captained by F.H Bunce attacked and shot down into the sea by nine German Ju 88 on 23 March 1944. When the Sunderland ditched into the sea he sustained a seruous head injury but escaped onto a wing of the Sunderland with other crew members but he was unconscious .He along with 5 other crew members was washed off the wing by a heavy ocean swell and could not be recovered and drowned at sea