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WILLS, Richard Agnew
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 400666, 40066 |
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Enlisted: | 12 October 1940, Melbourne, VIC |
Last Rank: | Squadron Leader |
Last Unit: | No. 236 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | Seaton, South Australia, Australia, 15 August 1915 |
Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Scotch College, Adelaide |
Occupation: | Pattern Weaver |
Died: | Air Combat Operations, French Coast, 18 July 1944, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
12 Oct 1940: | Involvement Leading Aircraftman, 400666, Aircrew Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
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12 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 400666, Melbourne, VIC | |
18 Jul 1944: | Involvement Squadron Leader, 40066, No. 236 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
Date unknown: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Plane was a Beaufighter NE 828 crashed off the oast near Nordeeny
Gaine Leaving Certificate at school
Sports - Golf, Squash, Rowing