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SPURGEON, Clarence Haddon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | O399 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Air Commodore |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 18 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | RAAF Officer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 16 September 2008, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Duntroon Military College Grounds Cremated |
| Memorials: | Australian Capital Territory Garden of Remembrance, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Air Commodore, O399 | |
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| 4 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Air Commodore, O399 |
Malayan Emergency Service
| 8 May 1956: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, 1 Squadron RAAF - Malaya |
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Vietnam War Service
| 25 Mar 1970: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Air Commodore, O399 | |
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| 25 Mar 1970: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Air Commodore, O399 | |
| 19 Apr 1971: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Air Commodore, O399 | |
| 21 Dec 1971: | Honoured Commander of the Order of the British Empire, RAAF - Commanding in Vietnam |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Apr 1975: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Air Commodore, O399 |
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Malayan Emergency Service
| Date unknown: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross |
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