| Service number | 408370 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1916-05-26 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Tasmania, Hobart |
| Death Date | 2002 |
| Final Rank | Flying Officer |
| Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Unit | No. 460 Squadron |
| Place | Hobart |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1944-09-19 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-09-21 |
Flying Officer William Albert Gourlay
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- No. 460 Squadron
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Warrant Officer
- London Gazette
- 19 September 1944 on page 4331 at position 21
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 21 September 1944 on page 2180 at position 17
Timeline
| Date of birth | 26 May 1916 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 30 January 1942 | |
| Date of embarkation | 15 January 1943 | For overseas service |
| Date of arrival | 17 March 1943 | In United Kingdom |
| Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 1944-02 | 460 Squadron, RAAF |
| Date of award or prize | 19 September 1944 | Distinguished Flying Cross |
| Date returned to Australia | 1945-04 | |
| Date of discharge | 08 September 1945 | |
| Date of death | 2002 |