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RANCLAUD, Walter Boscawen
Personal Details
Service Number: | 405502 |
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Enlisted: | 31 March 1941 |
Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 14 December 1919 |
Home Town: | Cloncurry, Cloncurry, Queensland |
Schooling: | All Souls School Charters Towers (1930-37) |
Occupation: | Jackeroo |
Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 April 1943, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Kiel War Cemetery, Germany Plot 1. Row E. Grave 14. Local Roll of Honour- Cloncurry Qld., Lutwyche Cemetery, Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Julia Creek War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 405502 | |
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31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 405502 | |
31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 405502, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate | |
21 Jun 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
11 Dec 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
21 Mar 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 405502, Emb. Melbourne for U.K. | |
11 Jun 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
21 Jul 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 405502, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
11 Jun 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer rank awarded posthumously (refer Service record page 8 - also CWGC headstone) |
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