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REID, Brian Clapham
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 409224, V65441 |
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Enlisted: | 21 August 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Wodonga, Victoria, Australia, 2 February 1920 |
Home Town: | Burwood, Whitehorse, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 13 December 1944, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Plot 13. Row G. Plot 13. Local Roll of Honour- Melbourne Vic. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 409224 | |
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21 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V65441, 6th Field Ambulance | |
20 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 409224 | |
20 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 409224 | |
21 Oct 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409224, No. 101 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
21 Oct 1943: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Awarded DFC ‘for outstanding ability as a Navigator’ | |
12 Dec 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 409224, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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