Oscar Gladwin ROWCROFT

ROWCROFT, Oscar Gladwin

Service Number: 401196
Enlisted: 4 January 1941, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit: No. 467 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Fairfield, Vic., 6 April 1919
Home Town: Irymple, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling: Mildura High School
Occupation: Accountant
Died: Flying Battle, Germany, 25 February 1943, aged 23 years
Cemetery: Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany
Coll. grave 11. G. 25-28.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 401196
4 Jan 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 401196, No. 467 Squadron (RAAF), Melbourne, Vic.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas Wilson Rowcroft and Gertrude May Rowcroft, of Elwood, Victoria

AN ONLY CHILD A LIFE FINELY LIVED AND NOBLY GIVEN