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HOLMES, Jeffrey Howard
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 429054, NX166556 |
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Enlisted: | 30 July 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional - New South Wales, Australia, 23 March 1924 |
Home Town: | Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Flying Battle, Belgium near German border, Germany, 2 March 1945, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Hotton War Cemetery Plot VIII Row A. Grave 1. Local Roll of Honour- Mudgee NSW, Hotton War Cemetery, Hotton, Wallonie, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Mudgee District Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Mudgee Memorial Clock Tower, Mudgee WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 429054 | |
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30 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX166556 | |
22 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 429054 | |
22 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 429054, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
23 Sep 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
13 Oct 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 429054, Emb. Sydney for United Kingdom | |
23 Mar 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer | |
30 Nov 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 429054, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
1 Jan 1945: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
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