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GERRARD, John Michael
Personal Details
Service Number: | 434180 |
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Enlisted: | 30 October 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia, 1 October 1924 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Marist Bros. Rosalie Brisbane (1936-39) Marist Bros. Ashgrove Brisbane (1940-41) Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Storeman |
Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, North West Europe, 2 March 1945, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Hotton War Cemetery Plot VIII. Row A. Grave 4., Hotton War Cemetery, Hotton, Wallonie, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 434180 | |
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30 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 434180, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate | |
30 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 434180 | |
27 Feb 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
11 Nov 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
26 Nov 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 434180, Embarked Sydney for United Kingdom | |
11 May 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
30 Nov 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 434180, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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