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BRASINGTON, George Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 423217 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 218 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Auburn, New South Wales, Australia, 23 August 1923 |
| Home Town: | Concord, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Parramatta Intermediate High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Junior Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 22 February 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sage War Cemetery, Sage, Oldenburg, Germany Plot 7, Row B, Grave 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 423217 | |
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| 20 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 423217 | |
| 6 Mar 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 423217, embarked Melbourne for the UK | |
| 22 Feb 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 423217, No. 218 Squadron (RAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Charles BRASINGTON was born in Auburn, NSW on 23rd August, 1923
His parents were George Oswald BRASINGTON & Bessie Pretoria JEFFERY who married in Sydney in 1921
He was listed as missing and an aircraft operation in a flying battle in Germany on 22nd February, 1944 & us buried in the Sage War Cemetery
Epitaph reads:
"Flown to a higher glory, our darling - dearly loved by all"
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His father George Oswald BRASINGTON (SN 2155) served during WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919 ( he served in the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade & 7th Light Horse Regiment)
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