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BARRINGTON, Reginald Grenville
Personal Details
Service Number: | 417616 |
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Enlisted: | 20 June 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 466 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Renmark, SA, 7 April 1924 |
Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
Schooling: | Renmark High School |
Occupation: | Fruit Grower, Distillery labourer |
Memorials: | Renmark District Roll of Honour WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
20 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 417616, Aircrew Training Units, Adelaide, SA | |
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20 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 417616 | |
21 Jun 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 417616, Aircrew Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme, 4 Initial Training School Victor Harbor 1 Elementary Flying Training School Parafield SA 6 Service Flying Training School Mallala SA 7 Service Flying Training School Deniliquin NSW | |
22 Jul 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 417616, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
26 Apr 1945: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Aus Comm Gazette date - 460 Squadron | |
8 May 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 417616, No. 466 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Transferred to Transport Command post WW2 and equipped with B24 Liberators | |
28 Feb 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 417616, No. 466 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Biography written by Zoe Raynes, Loxton High School, SA attached as a document. Winning entry for 2020 Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize.