WHITTICK, Harry James
| Service Number: | 8018 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1940, Laverton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | RAF Station (Tempsford) |
| Born: | Rose Park, South Australia, 17 May 1920 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Junior clerk (S.A.R.) |
| Died: | 6 October 2012, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Laverton, VIC | |
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| 16 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 8018, Laverton, Victoria | |
| 17 Jan 1940: |
Involvement
Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 8018, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots, Empire Air Training Scheme, Training Depot, Laverton |
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| 1 Mar 1940: |
Involvement
Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 8018, No. 1 Engineering School Ascot Vale, Empire Air Training Scheme, No 1 engineering School, Ascot Vale |
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| 12 Oct 1941: |
Involvement
Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 8018, No. 1 Initial Training School Somers, Empire Air Training Scheme, 1 I. T. S. Somers |
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| 5 Feb 1942: |
Involvement
Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 8018, No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School Benalla, Empire Air Training Scheme, Elementary Flying Training, 2 E. F. T. S. Benalla. Aircraft type - CAC Wackett Trainer |
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| 1 May 1942: |
Involvement
Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 8018, Royal Australian Air Force, Service Flying Training, 6 S. F. T. S. Mallala. Reverts to AC 2 on remuster ro Air Crew Group 5. Aircraft type - Anson. |
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| 16 Oct 1942: |
Involvement
Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 8018, Royal Australian Air Force, 1 E. D., Melbourne |
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| 30 Nov 1942: |
Involvement
Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 8018, Royal Australian Air Force, Enlistment/Embarkation WW2, Embarked Melbourne, Disembarked, United Kingdom |
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| 30 Nov 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 8018 | |
| 26 Feb 1943: |
Involvement
Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 8018, Royal Australian Air Force, 26 Feb 1943, 11 P.D.R.C. Advanced Flying and Blind Approach Course, 10 May 1943, 15 (P) A.F.U. Grove England and Watchfield, England. Aircraft Type - Oxford. Operational training Unit, 6 Jul 1943, 27 O.T.U. Church Broughton, England. Aircraft Type - Wellington. Heavy Conversion Unit, 19 Oct 1943, 1656 Conversion Unit, Lindholme, England. Aircraft Type - Halifax. Lancaster Finishing School, 1 L.F.S, Lindholme, England. Aircraft Type - Lancaster. Other training - Training Flight, 460 SQDN, Binbrook, England. Aircraft Type - Lancaster.
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| 12 Feb 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 8018, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 26 Apr 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 8018, No. 161 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 17 Oct 1944: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Attacks against targets at Schweenfurt, Essen, etc. | |
| 25 Nov 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 8018, RAF Conversion Units , Air War NW Europe 1939-45, No.1667 Conversion Unit (RAF) | |
| 20 Jun 1945: |
Involvement
Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 8018, RAF Station (Tempsford), 20 June 1945, disembarked, Sydney, NSW. 30 July 1945, Adelaide, South Australia |
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| 26 Sep 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 8018, RAF Station (Tempsford) | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross |
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Medals: Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star and Clasp, Defence Medal
Biography contributed by Burra Community School
Harry James Whittick, Born, 17th of May 1920 in Adelaide, SA. His father's name was Mr Henry George Whittick. Harry was married to Leonora and they lived at Windsor in Victoria.
Mr. Whittick before enlisting in the war, had been a clerk with the South Australian Railways for 4 years. He enlisted in Laverton, Victoria on the 16th of January, 1940 and then underwent RAAF training school before graduating and earning his flying badge on the on the 30th of July continuing to his first deployment with the No. 460 Squadron (RAF) as a pilot officer. He then was later deployed 3 more times as a pilot officer being honoured with a Distinguished Flying Cross.
Harry was discharged on 26th of September 1945 with his last unit being RAF station (Tempsford). He flew a Leicester Aircraft with 725 hours flown and 179 of those in the last month of his involvement in the war.
Mr Whittick, sadly passed away on the 6.10.2012 aged 92. He is commemorated on the Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 &WW2 Honour Board.
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