Service number | 381 |
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Birth Date | 1919-07-14 |
Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Northwood |
Death Date | 2009-06-14 |
Death Place | Australia: New South Wales, Bowral |
Final Rank | Wing Commander |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Unit | No. 463 Squadron |
Places | |
Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1944-08-29 Published in London Gazette in 1944-06-09 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-06-15 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-08-29 |
Wing Commander Rollo Kingsford-Smith
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- No. 463 Squadron
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Wing Commander
- London Gazette
- 09 June 1944 on page 2754 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 15 June 1944 on page 1223 at position 49
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- No. 463 Squadron
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Wing Commander
- London Gazette
- 29 August 1944 on page 4013 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 29 August 1944 on page 2083 at position 24
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
Date of birth | 14 July 1919 | |
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Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) | 19 June 1938 | Air Cadet. |
Date promoted | 22 June 1939 | Pilot officer. |
Other units | 19 September 1939 | No 8 Flying Training School, Point Cook. |
Other units | 24 October 1939 | No 6 Squadron, Richmond. |
Other units | 15 April 1940 | No 1 Service Fighter Training School, Point Cook. |
Other units | 19 May 1941 | Station Headquarters, Richmond. |
Date promoted | 27 June 1942 | Squadron leader. |
Other units | 27 June 1942 | No 1 Operational Training Unit, Barnsdale. |
Other units | 04 July 1943 | No 27 Operation Training unit, Litchfield, UK. |
Other units | 28 August 1943 | No 1660 Conversion Unit. |
Other units | 30 September 1943 | No 467 Squadron. |
Date promoted | 25 November 1943 | Wing commander. |
Other units | 25 November 1943 | Commanding Officer of No 463 Squadron. |
Other units | 1944-07 | Chief Instructor No 1654 Heavy Bomber Conversion Unit. |
Other units | 12 April 1945 | Commanding Officer No 627 Squadron, RAF. |
Date returned to Australia | 1945-07 | |
Other | 1945-10 | Operations and training, Eastern Area Headquarters. |
Other | 1946-04 | Attached to RAAF componant of the Australian Victory Contingent, London. |
Other | 1947-08 | Commanding Officer Air and Ground radio school, Ballarat. |
Other | 27 April 1949 | Resigned from the RAAF. |
Date of death | 14 June 2009 |
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