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GATWARD, Alan Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | 272 |
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Enlisted: | 17 January 1938 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Five Dock, New South Wales, 21 April 1917 |
Home Town: | Five Dock, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Bowral and Summer Hill High Schools, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Flying Battle, Middle East, 19 February 1941, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane No 3 Squadron Roll of Honour |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
17 Jan 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 272 |
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World War 2 Service
19 Feb 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 272, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
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