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HURLEY, Ernest William Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 405909 |
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Enlisted: | 22 June 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 8 June 1920 |
Home Town: | Fairyland, Tablelands, Queensland |
Schooling: | Blair State School Ipswich (1932-34) Ipswich Technical College (1935) |
Occupation: | Forest Worker |
Died: | Air operations, Werder (Havel) Germany, Werder (Havel), Germany, 27 January 1944, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery Plot 14. Row J. Grave 1., Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Berlin, Germany |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 405909 | |
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22 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 405909, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate | |
22 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 405909 | |
11 Oct 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
20 Aug 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
18 Sep 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 405909 | |
20 Feb 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
15 Sep 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 405909, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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