POWELL, Robert David
Service Number: | 404862 |
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Enlisted: | 6 December 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 459 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Blackall, Queensland, Australia, 1 June 1910 |
Home Town: | Blackall, Blackall Tambo, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, Middle East - Central Mediterranean , 15 June 1942, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt Col 265 |
Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blackall War Memorial, Brisbane Commonwealth Defence Forces WW2 Customs House HR, City of Townsville WW2 HR |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 404862 | |
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6 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
6 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 404862 | |
15 Jun 1942: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, No. 459 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
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Lockheed Hudson V9022 of Number 459 Squadron RAAF was lost in the Central Mediterranean area
All of the crew are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial to the missing at El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Flying Officer William David Blackstock 404230
Flight Sergeant Norman Clarence Darr 402917
Flying Officer Alan Howard Durrell 403262
Flight Sergeant Robert David Powell 404862