William Bruce (Bruce) DIMELOW

DIMELOW, William Bruce

Service Numbers: V26054, 408980
Enlisted: 21 December 1938
Last Rank: Pilot Officer
Last Unit: No. 14 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia, 11 May 1918
Home Town: St. Arnaud, North Grampians, Victoria
Schooling: Scotch College
Occupation: Draper
Died: Aircraft Accident, Bullsbrook, Perth, Western Australia, 7 January 1943, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Western Australia
PLOT G.B.2.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St. Arnaud High School Roll of Honour WW2, St. Arnaud WW2 & Post WW2 War Memorial
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Non Warlike Service

21 Dec 1938: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, V26054, Machine Gun Regiments AMF

World War 2 Service

21 Dec 1938: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V26054
21 Jun 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 408980, No. 14 Squadron (RAAF), Melbourne joined the Air Force the same day he was discharged from the Army
21 Jun 1941: Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, V26054, Machine Gun Regiments AMF
21 Jun 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 408980
7 Jan 1943: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 408980, No. 14 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William Bruce DIMELOW was born in Elsternwick, Victoria on 11th May, 1918

His parents were Harold DIMELOW & Vera Alice DAVIS