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EMERY, Arthur Francis
Personal Details
Service Number: | 424263 |
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Enlisted: | 15 August 1942 |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Bristol United Kingdom , 29 November 1923 |
Home Town: | Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Hat Blocker |
Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 31 October 1944, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany Plot 2. Row K. Grave 15. Roll of Honour - Auckland City NZ, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Germany |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 424263 | |
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15 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 424263, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
15 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 424263 | |
7 Nov 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
6 Mar 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 424263, From Australia to Canada | |
3 Sep 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
7 Oct 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 424263, From Halifax Canada to England | |
4 Jan 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 424263, Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
3 Mar 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, Operational Training Units (RAF) | |
22 Jun 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 424263, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
18 Oct 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) | |
18 Oct 1944: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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