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Date And Place Of Birth: 29 March, 1923 Llanrhaiadr Denbeighshire
Non Commissioned Service
| Enlisted as No. 1335947 Aircraftman 2nd Class/Aircrafthand Pilot | 27 March, 1941 |
| leading Aircraftman under training pilot | 19 Sept, 1941 |
| Under training Air Observer | 16 Jan, 1942 |
| Temporary Sergeant/AirBomber Special Group | 5 Sept, 1942 |
| Discharged to Commission | 15 July, 1943 |
Appointmants and Promotions
| Granted a commission for the duration of the emergency as a Pilot Officer | |
| on probation in the General Duties Branch of the Royal Air Force Volunteer | |
| Reserve | 16 July, 1943 |
| Confirmed in appointment and promoted Flying Officer War Substantive | 16 Jan, 1944 |
| Flight Lieutenant ( War Substantive ) | 16 July, 1945 |
| Acting Squadron Leader | 1 Jan, 1946 |
| Last Day of Service | 24 Nov, 1946 |
| Commission relinguished retaining rank of Squadron Leader | 1 May, 1959 |
Postings
| Uxbridge | 27 Mar, 1941 |
| Reserve | 28 Mar, 1941 |
| No. 1 Aircrew reception centre | 14 July, 1941 |
| No. 5 Initial training Wing | 2 Aug, 1943 |
| Arnold | 29 Sept, 1941 |
| Personnel Transit Centre Toronto | 09 Oct, 1943 |
| Maxwell field | 16 Oct, 1943 |
| Personnel Transit Centre Toronto (possible typo) | date not recorded |
| Southern Aviation School | 06 Nov, 1943 |
| 21 Personnel depot Moncton | 06 Jan, 1942 |
| Trenton | 13 Jan,1943 |
| 31 Personnel depot | 17 Jan, 1942 |
| 10 Air Observers School Chatam | 20 Jan, 1942 |
| 1654 Conversion Unit (must be typo) | date not recorded |
| 106 squadron (must be typo) | 25 Mar,1942 |
| 6 B & GMW | 07 Jun, 1942 |
| 1 CN Rivers | 25 July, 1942 |
| 31 Personnel depot Moncton | 15 Sept, 1942 |
| United Kingdom | 24 Sept, 1942 |
| 3 Personnel Reception Centre | 08 Oct, 1942 |
| 14 Operation training Unit | 25 Oct, 1942 |
| 1654 Conversion Unit | 16 Feb, 1943 |
| 106 Squadron | 27 Mar, 1943 |
| 1668 Conversion Unit | 26 Sept, 1943 |
| No 5 Lancaster Finishing School | 21 Nov,1943 |
| 97 squadron | 04 May, 1944 |
| 54 Base | 09 Jun, 1944 |
| 97 Squadron | 15 July, 1944 |
| Missing (Flying Battle) | 06 Aug, 1944 |
| War Casualty Non Effective Accounts Depot-Air Ministry Unit | 06 Aug, 1944 |
| PMU | 06 Sept, 1944 |
| No 5 Lancaster Finishing School | 23 Sept, 1944 |
| AUAC (unknown abbreviation) | 03 Nov,1944 |
| Air Ministry Unit | 31 May,1945 |
| 9 Personnel despatch Centre (2 Wing) | 30 Jun, 1945 |
| Headquarters Allied Command South East Asia | 04 July, 1945 |
| RAF Component- Headquarters Allied Command South East Asia | 14 July, 1945 |
| Air headquarters Burma | 01 Sept, 1945 |
| Headquarters | 01 Dec, 1945 |
| 60 Personnel Transit Centre | 08 May, 1946 |
| 104 Personnel despatch Centre | 16 May, 1946 |
Medals
| 1939/45 Star |
| Aircrew Europe Star with France & Germany Clasp |
| Burma Star |
| Defence Medal |
| War medal 1939/45 |
| Awarded DFC 07 Dec, 1943 |
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