Squadron Leader Donald Hindle McBurnie

Service number 402523
Ranks Held Flight Sergeant, Squadron Leader
Birth Date 1920-04-06
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Lakemba
Death Date 1995-01-15
Death Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Final Rank Squadron Leader
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Units
  • No. 450 Squadron
  • No. 238 Squadron (RAF)
Places
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1944-11-14
Published in London Gazette in 1942-07-28
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-11-23

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 06 April 1920
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) 16 September 1940 Flight sergeant.
Other units 30 October 1941 No 229 Squadron.
Other units 14 January 1942 No 450 Squadron.
Date wounded 30 May 1942
Other units 08 September 1943 No 451 Squadron.
Date promoted 05 January 1944 Pilot officer.
Date promoted 19 April 1944 Acting flight lieutenant.
Date promoted 03 July 1944 Flight lieutenant.
Other units 17 July 1944 Temporary Commanding Officer No 451 Squadron.
Date promoted 14 August 1944 Acting squadron leader.
Other units 14 August 1944 Commanding Officer No 238 Squadron.
Date of death 15 January 1995