Service number | 414219 |
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Ranks Held | Flight Lieutenant, Wing Commander |
Birth Date | 1919-12-28 |
Death Date | 1945-02-21 |
Death Place | Germany |
Final Rank | Wing Commander |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Units |
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Place | Germany |
Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1946-03-01 Published in London Gazette in 1943-12-07 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1943-12-16 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1946-03-28 |
Wing Commander William Alexander Forbes
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- No. 463 Squadron
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Wing Commander
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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
- 01 March 1946 on page 1180 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 28 March 1946 on page 771 at position 1
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- No. 467 Squadron
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Flight Lieutenant
- London Gazette
- 07 December 1943 on page 5338 at position 3
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 16 December 1943 on page 2709 at position 16
Timeline
Date of birth | 28 December 1919 | |
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Other units | 1941 | No 3 Initial Training School, Sandgate. |
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) | 16 August 1941 | |
Other units | 1942 | No 12 Elementary Flying Training School, Bundaburg. |
Date promoted | 28 May 1942 | Pilot officer. |
Date promoted | 28 November 1942 | Flying officer. |
Other units | 1943 | No 4 Service Flying Training School, Bundaburg. |
Other units | 14 June 1943 | No 467 Squadron. |
Date promoted | 06 October 1943 | Squadron leader. |
Date promoted | 28 May 1944 | Flight lieutenant. |
Date promoted | 25 June 1944 | Acting wing commander. |
Other units | 25 June 1944 | Commanding Officer No 463 Squadron. |
Date of death | 21 February 1945 |
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