Flight Sergeant Albert Alfred John Stratford

Service number 207755
Birth Date 11/07/1920
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Death Date 26/07/2008
Place Melbourne
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Flight Sergeant Albert Alfred John Stratford enlisted to the Royal Australian Air Force on 11 September 1939. Between December 1939 and July 1942, he served as an air gunner with 10 Squadron, based in the United Kingdom. With this unit, Flight Sergeant Stratford participated in patrols, transport flights, and reconnaissance over the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Flight Sergeant Stratford later served as a fitter with 40 Squadron, based in New Guinea. He was discharged on 4 September 1945.

Timeline

Date of birth 11/07/1920
Date of enlistment 11/09/1939
Date of discharge 04/09/1945
Date of death 26/07/2008