Eric Abraham SILBERT AM, DFC

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SILBERT, Eric Abraham

Service Number:	427030
Enlisted:	26 April 1942
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 7 Squadron (RAF)
Born:	Fremantle, Western Australia , 2 July 1922
Home Town:	Nedlands, Nedlands, Western Australia
Schooling:	Aquinas College, Perth, Western Australia
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Perth Western Australia , 12 December 2007, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Jewish Progressive-Wall 1-0043
Memorials:

26 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 427030
29 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 427030, No. 5 Initial Training School Pearce
30 Aug 1943:	Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 427030, Embarked Melbourne for U.K.
25 Sep 1943:	Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War NW Europe 1939-45
23 Jul 1944:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 427030, No. 622 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45
24 Sep 1944:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 427030, No. 7 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Pathfinder unit
2 Jun 1945:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 7 Squadron (RAF)
14 Dec 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 427030
14 Dec 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 427030, No. 7 Squadron (RAF)
Date unknown:	Involvement Flying Officer, 427030, No. 7 Squadron (RAAF)

Biography contributed by Graham Padget

Abraham Silbert was born in Fremantle and attended Christian Brothers College (CBC) Fremantle then Aquinas College. He served in the 622 Squadron, 3 Group, Bomber Command and 7 Squadron, Pathfinder Force and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Honoured with an AM, he was an appointed member of the UWA Senate (1975-1986), a Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Perth, a Rotarian and was active with many organisations, particularly in the Jewish community.

_{(Courtesy of UWA Stories https://www.web.uwa.edu.au/uwahs/uwa-ww2/stories/Eric-Silbert)}

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