Roll of Honour Gerald Ian Dacres Backhouse

Service number 400487
Rank Sergeant
Unit 1 Coastal Operational Training RAF
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Conflict Eligibility Date Second World War, 1939-1947
Date of Death 28 December 1941
Place of Death Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Cause of Death Aircraft accident
Cemetery or Memorial Details Causewayhead Cemetery, Silloth, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Source AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force

Location on the Roll of Honour

Gerald Ian Dacres Backhouse's name is located at panel 118 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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