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CAWTHORNE, Philip Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 417049 |
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Enlisted: | 6 December 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | No. 635 Squadron (RAF) Pathfinder Force |
Born: | Millswood Estate, South Australia, 4 January 1922 |
Home Town: | Millswood, City of Unley, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Operation Harburg - Night Bombing Raid over Germany, Hesepe, Germany, 4 April 1945, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany |
Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 417049, Aircrew Training Units, Adelaide, SA | |
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6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 417049 | |
4 Apr 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 417049, No. 635 Squadron (RAF) Pathfinder Force, Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
22 May 1945: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, London Gazette "This officer has shown great skill and fortitude in operations against the enemy" | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
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