Wing Commander Phillip Walter Howson

Service number 222
Birth Date 1918-10-22
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Final Rank Wing Commander
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Unit No. 459 Squadron
Place Sydney
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1944-01-01
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-01-20

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    No. 459 Squadron
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Wing Commander
    London Gazette
    01 January 1944 on page 17 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    20 January 1944 on page 107 at position 14
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945

Timeline

Date of birth 22 October 1918
Date promoted 01 June 1940 Flight lieutenant.
Date promoted 11 October 1941 Squadron leader.
Other units 10 February 1942 Commanding Officer No 459 Squadron.
Date promoted 14 September 1942 Acting wing commander.
Date promoted 01 April 1943 Wing commander.