Philip Edward CAWTHORNE DFC

CAWTHORNE, Philip Edward

Service Number: 417049
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
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World War 2 Service

6 Dec 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 417049, Aircrew Training Units, Adelaide, SA
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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