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HOWIE, Charles Gordon
Personal Details
Service Number: | 414938 |
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Enlisted: | 6 December 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate |
Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 12 November 1922 |
Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
Schooling: | North Ipswich State School (1928-35) Ipswich Technical College (1936-37), Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Flying Battle, United Kingdom, 16 December 1943, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Cambridge City Cemetery, United Kingdom Grave 13916A Local Roll of Honour-Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 414938 | |
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6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 414938, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate | |
6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 414938 | |
28 Feb 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
15 Oct 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
13 Dec 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 414938, Emb Sydney | |
15 Apr 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
30 Aug 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 414938, Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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