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PROUD, Robert John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 413894 |
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Enlisted: | 13 September 1941 |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 1 September 1917 |
Home Town: | Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Flying Battle, Denmark, 10 April 1944, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery Brande, Denmark Plot A. Row 7. Grave 18. Local Roll of Honour- Willoughby New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 413894 | |
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13 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 413894, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
13 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 413894 | |
6 Dec 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
17 Sep 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
17 Mar 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
30 Jul 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 413894, Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
4 Feb 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 413894, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
26 Feb 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) | |
12 Mar 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
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