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Name:

HA

Dickinson

Role:

Air Gunner

Service No.

410465

Service:

RAAF

Story:

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Henry Allan Dickinson was born on 22nd Feb 1917 to Robert Henry Dickinson of South Gippsland, Australia. He worked as a Radio Installer, Sewing Machine Mechanic and Dredge Oiler before joining up on 30th Jan 1942. After initial training he embarked Melbourne for the UK. He served with 9 Sqn and 83 Sqn before returning to Australia.

Postings:

Date
Role
Rank
ServiceNo
From
To
Notes
1942-01-30
Air Gunner
AC2
410465
1 ITS
On enlistment.
1942-10-18
Air Gunner
LAC
410465
2 BAGS
1942-11-13
Air Gunner
P/O
410465
2 BAGS
1 ED
1943-01-15
Air Gunner
P/O
410465
11 PDRC
1943-04-14
Air Gunner
P/O
410465
11 PDRC
16 OTU
1943-05-28
Air Gunner
F/O
410465
16 OTU
1661 HCU
1943-07-07
Air Gunner
P/O
410465
1661 HCU
9 Sqn
1943-12-29
Air Gunner
F/O
410465
9 Sqn
83 Sqn
1944-07-01
Air Gunner
F/O (A/F/L)
410465
83 Sqn
27 OTU
1945-01-24
Air Gunner
F/L
410465
27 OTU
11 PDRC

Awards:

Date
Award

Promotions:

Memorials:

Date
NewRank
ServiceNo
Notes
1942-01-30
AC2
410465
On enlistment.
1942-04-25
LAC
410465
1942-11-12
P/O
410465
Commissioned.
1943-05-12
F/O
410465
1944-11-12
F/L
410465

Operations:

Click on date for details.

Date

Base

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Bardney

Target

Hamburg

Essen

Hamburg

Hamburg

Hamburg

Milan

Mannheim

Leverkusen

Nuremburg

Berlin

Mannheim

Hannover

Mannheim

Hannover

Gardening (Spinach 1)

Munich

Frankfurt

Hannover

Leipzig

Modane

Berlin

Berlin

Frankfurt

Berlin

Berlin

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