| Service number | 421224 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1922-05-24 |
| Birth Place | New Zealand: North Island, Auckland |
| Death Date | 2014-07-21 |
| Death Place | Australia: New South Wales, Ballina |
| Final Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
| Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Unit | No. 160 Squadron (RAF) |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1945-10-30 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-11-15 |
Flight Lieutenant Laurie Raymond Jones
Description
Flight Lieutenant Laurie Raymond Jones enlisted to the Royal Australian Air Force on 31 January 1942, after previously serving with the Citizen Military Forces. He trained as a pilot in Canada as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme, and went on to serve in the Caribbean. Flight Lieutenant Jones later transferred to 160 Squadron and served in India and Ceylon. On 30 October 1945, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for completion of an outstanding tour of operational missions. Flight Lieutenant Jones was discharged on 2 January 1946.
Collection items
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- No. 160 Squadron (RAF)
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Flight Lieutenant
- London Gazette
- 30 October 1945 on page 5283 at position 2
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 15 November 1945 on page 2459 at position 13
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
| Date of birth | 24 May 1922 | |
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| Date of enlistment | 31 January 1942 | |
| Date of discharge | 02 January 1946 | |
| Date of death | 21 July 2014 |