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SHARKEY, Raymond John Bruce
Personal Details
Service Number: | 402551 |
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Enlisted: | 31 March 1941 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Claremont Western Australia , 21 May 1912 |
Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Scotch College Claremont , Western Australia (1922-28) |
Occupation: | Qantas Traffic Superintendent |
Died: | Flying Battle, Frisian Islands, Frisian Islands, Friesland, Netherlands, 12 July 1942, aged 30 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede (Airforces) Memorial- Panel 113 Local Roll of Honour- Claremont Western Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 402551 | |
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31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 402551, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402551 | |
17 Jul 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, 402551, Embarked Sydney for Canada | |
20 Dec 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
21 Apr 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402551, Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
27 Jun 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402551, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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