Harold John BEWS

BEWS, Harold John

Service Number: 6370
Enlisted: 27 November 1939, Richmond, NSW
Last Rank: Flying Officer
Last Unit: No. 78 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Orange, NSW, 25 December 1915
Home Town: Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: State School
Occupation: Motor Mechanic
Died: Natural Causes, Tweed Heads, NSW, 12 September 2000, aged 84 years
Cemetery: Tweed Heads Lawn Cemetery
RSL GARDEN - Garden area: 4 - Position: 44B 1
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World War 2 Service

27 Nov 1939: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 6370, No. 78 Squadron (RAAF), Richmond, NSW
18 Oct 1945: Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 6370

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John Harold Bews aka James Henry Thomas and Peternell (Nell) Whitford Northey

Married Mavis Lilian Peters in 1942 at Marrickville, NSW

Harold John Bews  was educated various NSW schools finally  living in Sydney.  He became an Apprenticed Motor Mechanic till 1939 and then joined RAAF  in 1939 as an Engine Fitter and spent 2 years in the Middle East in various sectors and was commissioned in 1942.  Harry then spent 2 years in the New Guinea & Islands as a Squadron Engineering Officer and was discharged at the end of the war.  He then worked with Qantas for 15 years at Rose Bay & Mascot, then moved to Connellan Airways Alice Springs where he worked for 16 years until he retired in 1976.

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