NAA: A9301, 410054
General Information
Service(s):
Royal Australian Air Force
Service No:
410054
Rank:
Flight Sergeant
Date of Birth:
30 September 1918
Place of Birth:
Ferryhill, England
Date of Death:
5 September 1943
Age at Death:
24 Years
Roll of Honour:
Second World War
Prisoner of War:
No
Honours:
Mentioned in Despatches
Award Citations
Mentioned in Despatches
Flight Sergeant HARRISON has served with No. 100 Squadron as a wireless air gunner in active operations in New Guinea for six months, and during that period has completed 275 hours of operational flying.
He has participated in 54 sorties and 6 strikes, most of these being armed reconnaissance flights, under adverse weather conditions and over long stretches of sea in the vicinity of large enemy fighter bases.
Throughout his operational career Flight Sergeant HARRISON has displayed courage, keenness and determination of the highest order.
Unit: No. 100 Squadron, RAAF
Gazetted: The London Gazette, 10 March 1944
Archival Material
National Archives of Australia
| Series No. | Control Symbol | Item Title | Digitised Item | Item ID |
| A9301 | 410054 | HARRISON ROBERT : Service Number - 410054 : Date of birth - 30 Sep 1918 : Place of birth - FERRYHILL ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - MELBOURNE : Next of Kin - HARRISON ROBERT |
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5527844 |
Burial Details
Cemetery:
RABAUL (BITA PAKA) WAR CEMETERY
Grave:
D. A. 0008
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Record Published:
New Book Release:
8 October 2023