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Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
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The list Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II includes
Vincent Ball, Don Bradman, Adrian Goldsmith, Allan Cuthbertson and Gough Whitlam.
The list consists of 622 members
and 2 sublists.
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Frank Thring
Actor
Overview: Francis William Thring (11 May 1926 – 29 December 1994) was an Australian character actor in radio, stage, television and film; as well as a theatre director. His early career started in London in theatre ...Date of birth: 11 May 1926Date of death: 29 December 1994Age: 68 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' 2" (188 cm)
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Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Australian actor
Overview: Charles William Tingwell AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009), known professionally as Bud Tingwell or Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, was an Australian film, television, theatre and radio actor. One of the veterans ...Date of birth: 3 January 1923Date of death: 15 May 2009Age: 86 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 5' 10" (178 cm) 0
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Vincent Ball
Australian actor
Overview: Vincent Martin Ball OAM (born 4 December 1923) is a retired Australian character actor of stage and screen, active in the industry for nearly 55 years (with a brief return) firstly in Britain and then ... 0
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Leonard Teale
Australian actor
Overview: Leonard George Thiele AO (26 September 1922 – 14 May 1994), professionally Leonard Teale, was a well-known Australian actor of radio, television and film known for his resonant baritone voice. He ...Date of birth: 26 September 1922Date of death: 14 May 1994Age: 71 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 5' 10" (178 cm) 0
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Jack Brabham
Racing driver
Overview: Sir John Arthur Brabham, AO, OBE (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian racing driver who was Formula One World Champion in 1959, 1960, and 1966. He was a founder of the Brabham racing team ...Date of birth: 2 April 1926Date of death: 19 May 2014Age: 88 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: Auto RacingGender: Male 0
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Don Bradman
Australian, Cricket
Overview: Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career ...Date of birth: 27 August 1908Date of death: 25 February 2001Age: 92 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: CricketGender: MaleHeight: 5' 8" (173 cm) 0
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Gough Whitlam
Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975
Overview: Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC (11 July 1916 – 21 October 2014) was the 21st Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. He led the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to power for the first time ...Date of birth: 11 July 1916Date of death: 21 October 2014Age: 98 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: ActivistGender: MaleHeight: 6' 4" (193 cm) 0
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Adrian Goldsmith
Australian Second World War flying ace
Overview: Adrian Philip "Tim" Goldsmith, DFC, DFM (25 April 1921 – 25 March 1961) was an Australian flying ace of the Second World War. Officially credited with shooting down 16¼ enemy aircraft while serving ...Date of birth: 25 April 1921Date of death: 25 March 1961Age: 39 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: Aviator 0
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Adrian Cole
RAAF senior commander
Overview: Air Vice Marshal Adrian Lindley Trevor Cole, CBE, DSO, MC, DFC (19 June 1895 – 14 February 1966) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Joining the army at the outbreak of World ...Date of birth: 19 June 1895Date of death: 14 February 1966Age: 70 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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John McCauley
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander
Overview: Air Marshal Sir John Patrick Joseph McCauley, KBE, CB (18 March 1899 – 3 February 1989) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1954 to ...Date of birth: 18 March 1899Date of death: 3 February 1989Age: 89 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Allan Cuthbertson
Australian actor
Overview: Allan Darling Cuthbertson (7 April 1920 – 8 February 1988) was a naturalised Anglo-Australian actor. He was best known for playing stern-faced military officers in British films of the 1950s and 1960s ...Date of birth: 7 April 1920Date of death: 8 February 1988Age: 67 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' 2" (188 cm) 0
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Paul Brickhill
Australian writer
Overview: Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill (20 December 1916 – 23 April 1991) was an Australian fighter pilot, prisoner of war, and author who wrote The Great Escape, The Dam Busters, and Reach for the Sky.Date of birth: 20 December 1916Date of death: 23 April 1991Age: 74 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Leslie Douglas Jackson
Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot
Overview: Leslie Douglas (Les) Jackson, DFC & Bar (24 February 1917 – 17 February 1980) was an Australian fighter ace of World War II, credited with five aerial victories. Born in Brisbane, he was ...Date of birth: 24 February 1917Date of death: 17 February 1980Age: 62 (age at death)Nationality: Australian 0
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David Evans (RAAF officer)
Royal Australian Air Force chief (1925–2020)
Overview: Air Marshal Selwyn David Evans AC, DSO, AFC (3 June 1925 – 2 September 2020) was a senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and a writer and consultant on defence matters. He served as ...Date of birth: 3 June 1925Date of death: 2 September 2020Age: 95 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Ellis Wackett
Royal Australian Air Force senior engineer
Overview: Air Vice Marshal Ellis Charles Wackett, CB, CBE (13 August 1901 – 3 August 1984) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Its chief engineer from 1935 to 1959, he served on the ...Date of birth: 13 April 1901Date of death: 3 August 1984Age: 83 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Alan Pearsall
Australian rules footballer and cricketerOverview: Alan Louden Pearsall (21 May 1915 – 8 March 1944) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Tasmania and Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with South ...Date of birth: 24 May 1915Date of death: 8 March 1944Age: 28 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: Cricket 0
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Frederick Scherger
RAAF senior commander
Overview: Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Rudolph William Scherger, KBE, CB, DSO, AFC (18 May 1904 – 16 January 1984) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of ...Date of birth: 18 May 1904Date of death: 16 January 1984Age: 79 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Keith Holman
Australian rugby league player
Overview: Keith Victor Holman, MBE (11 September 1927 – 11 October 2011) was an Australian Rugby League footballer, a national and state representative Halfback whose club career was played with Western Suburbs ...Date of birth: 11 September 1927Date of death: 11 October 2011Age: 84 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: Rugby LeagueHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm) 0
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Harry Cobby
Australian fighter pilot
Overview: Air Commodore Arthur Henry Cobby, CBE, DSO, DFC & Two Bars, GM (26 August 1894 – 11 November 1955) was an Australian military aviator. He was the leading fighter ace of the Australian Flying ...Date of birth: 26 August 1894Date of death: 11 November 1955Age: 61 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Colin Thiele
Australian author
Overview: Colin Milton Thiele AC (16 November 1920 – 4 September 2006) was an Australian author and educator. He was renowned for his award-winning children's fiction, most notably the novels Storm Boy, Blue Fin ...Date of birth: 16 November 1920Date of death: 4 September 2006Age: 85 (age at death)Nationality: AustralianOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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