THOROLD-SMITH, Raymond Edward
| Service Number: | 402144 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Leader |
| Last Unit: | No. 452 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 12 June 1918 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Timor Sea, Timor Sea, Netherlands East Indies, 15 March 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Adelaide River Memorial to the Missing, Panel 7, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW, Narromine Aviation Museum Memorial Wall |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Squadron Leader, 402144 | |
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| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 452 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 402144, No. 452 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pauline Graves
Taken from book "quirindi 1939-1950 Courage and Commitment" by Dorothy Durrant
452 Sqn left from Bankstown NSW to fly to Batchelor in the NT. S/Ldr Throssell-Smith had engine trouble leaving Bankstown and arrived at a later date. On the day he was killed the Australian pilots flew out over Darwin to intercept 25 Japanese bombers and 25 fighters (Raid 53 on Darwin)
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Joseph Patrick and Beatrice Mary Thorold-Smith of Sydney, NSW
Sydney University Blue (Rugby)
Squadron Leader Thorold-Smith DFC was killed when his Spitfire aircraft BS231 crashed near Darwin, NT - at the time he was the Commanding Officer of 452 Squadron
He has an entry in the book "Aces High" by Christopher Shores which provides details on British and Commonwealth fighter aces.
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