Wing Commander Charles Gordon Chaloner Olive

Service number	39469, 277457
Birth Date	1916-07-03
Birth Place	Australia: Queensland, Brisbane, Paddington
Death Date	1987-10-20
Death Place	Australia: Queensland, Boonah
Final Rank	Wing Commander
Service	RAF and RAAF
Unit	No. 65 Squadron (RAF)
Places	Paddington Boonah
Conflicts/Operations	Second World War, 1939-1945 Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1940-09-24

Rolls

Honours and Awards:

Unit

No. 65 Squadron (RAF)

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

Rank

Acting Flight Lieutenant

London Gazette

24 September 1940 on page 5654 at position 2
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Conflict

Second World War, 1939-1945

Timeline

Date of birth	03 July 1916
Date of birth	03 July 1916
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	12 December 1935	Enlisted as an air cadet.
Other	09 January 1937	Left Australia for England.
Other	19 February 1937	Short service commission with RAF as a pilot officer.
Other units	19 February 1937	RAF Depot.
Other units	27 February 1937	No 2 Flying Training School.
Other units	22 May 1937	No 65 Squadron.
Date promoted	19 August 1938	Flying officer.
Other	28 May 1940	Reported missing.
Date promoted	16 September 1940	Acting flight lieutenant.
Other units	11 May 1941	No 219 Squadron.
Other units	20 June 1941	Commanding Officer No 456 Squadron.
Date promoted	18 January 1942	Squadron leader.
Other units	01 March 1942	Valley Station, Fighter Command.
Other units	20 April 1942	No 9 Group.
Other units	09 July 1942	No 81 Group.
Other units	15 July 1942	No 55 Operational Training Unit.
Other units	28 October 1942	No 58 Operational Training Unit.
Other units	25 May 1943	No 83 Group.
Other units	03 June 1943	Joined RAAF.
Other	20 October 1943	Left for Australia.
Other units	20 October 1943	No 11 Personnel Dispatch and Reception Centre.
Other units	20 October 1943	Overseas Headquarters, RAAF.
Other units	07 December 1943	No 2 Embarkation Depot.
Other units	23 December 1943	No 3 Embarkation Depot.
Date promoted	12 February 1944	Acting wing commander.
Other units	12 February 1944	RAAF Command.
Other units	29 December 1944	1 Fighter Control Unit, RAAF.
Other units	05 January 1945	Commanding Officer No 101 Fighter Control Unit, RAAF.
Other units	21 January 1945	Area Defence Headquarters.
Other units	16 July 1945	Commanding Officer Area Defence Headquarters, Morotai.
Date of discharge	07 March 1946
Date of death	20 October 1987