Service number | 404795 |
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Ranks Held | Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Wing Commander |
Birth Date | 1921-09-05 |
Birth Place | Australia: Queensland, Gold Coast, Southport |
Final Rank | Wing Commander |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Units |
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Place | Southport |
Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1945-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1943-09-24 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1943-09-30 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-01-04 |
Wing Commander Donald George Andrews
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- No. 453 Squadron
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Flight Lieutenant
- London Gazette
- 24 September 1943 on page 4246 at position 2
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 30 September 1943 on page 2177 at position 4
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Squadron Leader
- London Gazette
- 01 January 1945 on page 99 at position 12
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 04 January 1945 on page 4 at position 35
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
Date of birth | 05 September 1921 | |
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Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) | 08 November 1940 | Initial Flting Training School, Bradfield Park. |
Other units | 1941 | Elementary Flying Training School, Nerrandera. |
Other | 1941-03 | Left Australia. |
Other units | 1941-04 | Service Flying Training School. |
Other units | 1941-06 | Operational Training Unit, Camp Borden, Canada. |
Other units | 04 November 1941 | No 615 Squadron. |
Other units | 16 December 1941 | No 245 Squadron. |
Date promoted | 04 January 1942 | Flying officer. |
Date promoted | 18 July 1942 | Acting flight lieutenant. |
Other units | 18 July 1942 | No 175 Squadron. |
Other units | 20 December 1942 | No 453 Squadron. |
Date promoted | 28 September 1943 | Acting squadron leader. |
Other units | 28 September 1943 | Commanding Officer No 453 Squadron. |
Date promoted | 01 January 1945 | Squadron leader. |
Date promoted | 24 January 1945 | Acting wing commander. |
Other units | 24 February 1945 | Australian Spitfire Wing, RAF Station Coltishall. |
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