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MERRILL, Frederick Lester
Personal Details
Service Number: | 416775 |
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Enlisted: | 11 September 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | Aircrew Holding Units (UK) |
Born: | Port Augusta, South Australia, 21 April 1921 |
Home Town: | Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia |
Schooling: | Port Augusta Primary and High Schools |
Occupation: | Court Clerk |
Died: | Natural causes (heart attack), Largs Bay, South Australia, 4 August 1972, aged 51 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Wall 119 - Niche B008 |
Memorials: | Port Augusta St Augustine's Church Memorial Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
11 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 416775, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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11 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 416775 | |
12 Sep 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 416775 | |
15 Aug 1944: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross | |
15 Aug 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 416775, No. 463 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
6 Dec 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 416775, Aircrew Holding Units (UK), 16 Aircrew Holding Unit |
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