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LIPSCOMB, William McIver Maunsell
Personal Details
Service Number: | 421740 |
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Enlisted: | 11 October 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 458 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Kempsey New South Wales Australia , 19 September 1921 |
Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Neutral Bay Inter. High School (1933-35) North Sydney High School (1936-37) |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Flying Battle, Corsica, France, 13 February 1944, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Malta Memorial, Floriana |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 421740 | |
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11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 421740, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 421740 | |
17 Jul 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, 421740, Emb. Melbourne for Canada | |
19 Feb 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
19 Aug 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
22 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 421740, No. 458 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
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William McIver Maunsell LIPSCOMB was born in Kempsey, NSW on 19th September, 1921
His parents were Victor Mounsell LIPSCOMB & Ellie May McIVER who married in Sydney in 1921