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WOOD, Norman Walter Ross
Personal Details
Service Number: | 402178 |
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Enlisted: | 24 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 247 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | St Peters, New South Wales, Australia, 15 February 1920 |
Home Town: | Bellevue Hill, Woollahra, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Crown Street Intermediate High School and Woollahra Commercial School |
Occupation: | Accountant |
Died: | Accidental Air Crash, Predannack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 7 February 1942, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Landewednack (St Winwallow) Churchyard Cemetery |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 402178, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 402178 | |
22 Aug 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
18 Oct 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
31 Oct 1940: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402178, Sydney (for Canada) | |
31 Oct 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402178, Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
10 Mar 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402178, Canada (for England) | |
7 Apr 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402178, Operational Training Units (RAF), Empire Air Training Scheme, 55 Operational Training Unit | |
26 May 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, No. 247 Squadron (RAF) | |
7 Feb 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 402178, No. 247 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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