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BALL, Alfred Desmond John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 427182 |
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Enlisted: | 25 May 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 462 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 11 April 1924 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Perth Boys School (Senior Technical) University of Western Australia (Accountancy) |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Lost on Night Bombing Raid, Germany, 10 April 1945, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery Plot 4. Row Z. Grave 9 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
25 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 427182, Aircrew Training Units | |
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25 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 427182 | |
29 Jul 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
10 Sep 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 427182, Emb. Brisbane for U.K. | |
29 Jan 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
14 Aug 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
14 Feb 1945: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer | |
10 Apr 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 427182, No. 462 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Pilot HP Halifax lost with all but one of the crew |
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