LOMAS, Rowley
Service Number: | 405229 |
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Enlisted: | 3 February 1941 |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 1 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 25 November 1916 |
Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, Timor, 9 May 1944, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rockhampton Central Queensland Railway Recreation Club No 2 |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 405229 | |
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3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 1 Squadron (RAAF) | |
3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 405229 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Beaufort aircraft A9-541 of Number 1 Squadron was shot down during an attack on Penfoie, Dutch Timor - Beaufort A9-509 was lost on the same mission. All of the crew of A9-541 were killed and are commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial to the Missing located at Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT -
Flight Lieutenant Alan Leslie Colin Kerr 405741 - Son of Hans Peter and Annie Agnes Kerr of Proston, Queensland
Squadron Leader Gilbert Bryce Dart Roxburgh 260656 - Son of Gilbert Handasyde Roxburgh and Eileen Mary Scott Dart Roxburgh of Albury, NSW
Pilot Officer Rowley Lomas 405229 - Son of Rowland Frank and Annie McMurtie Lomas of Mount Morgan, Queensland
Warrant Officer Ronald Keith Jamieson 405739 - Son of Charles Henry and Edith Mary Jamieson of Gatton, Queensland