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ANDREWS, Richard James
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | N7598, 424003 |
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Enlisted: | 24 January 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 94 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | Cessnock New South Wales, Australia , 20 July 1921 |
Home Town: | Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Marist Bros. Hamilton- St. Joseph’s College Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
Died: | Flying Battle, Greece, 5 January 1945, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece Plot 3. Row A. Grave 4 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
24 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, N7598 | |
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26 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, N7598, 16th Machine Gun Company | |
20 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 424003 | |
20 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 424003, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
16 Oct 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 424003, No. 451 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
18 Nov 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 424003, No. 32 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
28 Dec 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 424003, No. 94 Squadron (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
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