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KERWIN, Raymond Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 426616 |
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Enlisted: | 18 July 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 207 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | Brisbane Queensland Australia , 30 June 1922 |
Home Town: | Stafford, City of Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | St. Josephs College Nudgee, Boondall, Queensland (1936-38) |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Flying Battle, Netherlands, 23 September 1944, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Apeldoorn (Ugchelen-Heidehof) General Cemetery, Netherlands Plot 4 Grave 316. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 426616 | |
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18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 426616, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate | |
18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 426616 | |
10 Oct 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
9 Jul 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
9 Jan 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
22 Feb 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 426616, Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, 14 Operational Training (RAF) | |
6 Jul 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
10 Aug 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 426616, No. 207 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Pilot | |
17 Aug 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Kerwin, of Stafford, Queensland, Australia.