| Service number | 402519 |
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| Ranks Held | Flying Officer, Group Captain |
| Birth Date | 1918-05-03 |
| Death Date | 2005 |
| Final Rank | Air Commodore |
| Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Unit | No. 104 Squadron (RAF) |
| Conflicts/Operations |
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| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1965-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1943-01-22 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1965-02-04 |
Air Commodore Arthur Edward Mather
Description
Arthur Edward Mather enlisted to the Royal Australian Air Force on 16 September 1940. He undertook flying training in Australia, and graduated as a pilot in May 1941. Mather went on to serve with Bomber Command in the United Kingdom and the Desert Air Force in the Middle East and North Africa. On 22 January 1943, Mather was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for numerous operational sorties against German forces, including one occasion in which he completed a bombing operation on Tobruk from a height of only 2000 feet. He also showed great efficiency and determination. Between 1943 and 1945, Mather served as a flight instructor in Australia, and as part of 33 Squadron in New Guinea. In 1947, he received a permanent commission in the Royal Australian Air Force. He performed duties within the Department of Air, and received the Air Efficiency Award and the Air Force Cross in the course of his career. Arthur Edward Mather retired on 3 May 1973, holding the rank of Air Commodore.
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Conflict
- Period 1960-1969
- Rank
- Group Captain
- London Gazette
- 01 January 1965 on page 40 at position 15
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 04 February 1965 on page 566 at position 1
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- No. 104 Squadron (RAF)
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- London Gazette
- 22 January 1943 on page 437 at position 2
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
| Date of birth | 03 May 1918 | |
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| Date of death | 2005 |