Wing Commander William Faulkner Allshorn

Service number 165
Birth Date 1913-04-20
Final Rank Wing Commander
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Units
  • No. 4 Squadron
  • No. 21 Squadron
  • No. 453 Squadron
  • No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1945-10-30
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-11-01

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Wing Commander
    London Gazette
    30 October 1945 on page 5284 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    01 November 1945 on page 2301 at position 43
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945

Timeline

Date of birth 20 April 1913
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) 15 July 1935
Date promoted 01 October 1939 Temporary flight lieutenant.
Other units 12 October 1939 Elementary Training Squadron.
Other units 09 October 1940 No 5 Elementary Flying Training School.
Date promoted 01 July 1941 Temporary squadron leader.
Other units 14 August 1941 FATS Squadron.
Other units 17 August 1941 Commanding Officer No 453 Squadron.
Other units 10 October 1941 Commanding Officer No 21 Squadron.
Other units 19 May 1942 Headquarters SA.
Other units 05 June 1942 S of A Co-op.
Other units 06 July 1942 AFHQ.
Other units 01 November 1942 No 2 Australian Corps, AAHQ.
Other units 10 December 1942 No 4 Squadron.
Other units 15 January 1943 Commanding Officer No 4 Squadron.
Date promoted 01 June 1943 Flight lieutenant.
Date promoted 01 August 1943 Acting wing commander.
Other units 03 November 1943 Commanding Officer No 83 Squadron.
Other units 07 March 1944 RAAF Overseas Headquarters.
Other units 20 March 1944 No 7 Service Flying Training School.
Date promoted 01 July 1944 Wing commander.
Other units 07 September 1944 No 5 Service Flying Training School.
Other 06 May 1946 Appointment terminated.