Squadron Leader Rex Howard Bayly

Service number	407416
Ranks Held	Pilot Officer, Squadron Leader
Birth Date	1918-05-28
Birth Place	Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Final Rank	Squadron Leader
Service	Royal Australian Air Force
Unit	No. 3 Squadron
Place	Adelaide
Conflict/Operation	Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1943-03-23 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1943-04-01

Collection items

Date of birth	28 May 1918
Other units	1940	No 7 Initial Training School.
Other units	1940	No 8 Operational Training Unit.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	12 October 1940	Aircraft man.
Other units	1941	No 13 Advanced Flying Unit.
Other units	1941	No 71 Operational Training Unit.
Date promoted	04 January 1941	Leading aircraftman.
Other	23 January 1941	Left Australia.
Date promoted	16 August 1941	Sergeant.
Other	1941-10	Left South Africa.
Date promoted	13 March 1942	Flight sergeant.
Other units	20 March 1942	No 3 Squadron.
Date promoted	06 July 1942	Pilot officer.
Date promoted	06 January 1943	Flying officer.
Other units	13 July 1943	No 451 Squadron.
Other units	17 April 1944	Commanding Officer No 3 Squadron.
Date promoted	06 July 1944	Flight lieutenant.
Date promoted	1945	Squadron leader.