Wing Commander Rollo Kingsford-Smith

Service number	381
Birth Date	14/07/1919
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Northwood
Death Date	14/06/2009
Death Place	Australia: New South Wales, Bowral
Final Rank	Wing Commander
Service	Royal Australian Air Force
Unit	No. 463 Squadron
Places	Bowral Northwood
Conflict/Operation	Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection items

Date of birth	14/07/1919
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	19/06/1938	Air Cadet.
Date promoted	22/06/1939	Pilot officer.
Other units	24/10/1939	No 6 Squadron, Richmond.
Other units	19/09/1939	No 8 Flying Training School, Point Cook.
Other units	15/04/1940	No 1 Service Fighter Training School, Point Cook.
Other units	19/05/1941	Station Headquarters, Richmond.
Other units	27/06/1942	No 1 Operational Training Unit, Barnsdale.
Date promoted	27/06/1942	Squadron leader.
Other units	30/09/1943	No 467 Squadron.
Other units	04/07/1943	No 27 Operation Training unit, Litchfield, UK.
Other units	28/08/1943	No 1660 Conversion Unit.
Other units	25/11/1943	Commanding Officer of No 463 Squadron.
Date promoted	25/11/1943	Wing commander.
Other units	07/1944	Chief Instructor No 1654 Heavy Bomber Conversion Unit.
Date returned to Australia	07/1945
Other units	12/04/1945	Commanding Officer No 627 Squadron, RAF.
Other	10/1945	Operations and training, Eastern Area Headquarters.
Other	04/1946	Attached to RAAF componant of the Australian Victory Contingent, London.
Other	08/1947	Commanding Officer Air and Ground radio school, Ballarat.
Other	27/04/1949	Resigned from the RAAF.
Date of death	14/06/2009