Difference between revisions of "Thomas Douglas (Dougie) Ellis"
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| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | 18 Jul 1918 |
| Place of Birth | Meekatharra, Western Australia |
| Death | 23 Sep 1943, aged 25 |
| Place of Death | Barrow, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom |
| Age at Enlistment | 22 years, 11 months |
| Address | Armadale, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Father , Mr Thomas Henry Ellis |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 415076 |
| Date of Enlistment | 23 Jun 1941 |
| Rank | Flight Sergeant |
| Unit/Formation | No. 218 Squadron RAF |
| Post War Details | |
| Fate | KIA - death caused by aircraft crashing in UK following significant flack damage over Germany23 Sep 1943 |
| Monument(s) | Armadale War Memorial |
| Australian War Memorial | Australian War Memorial |
| Medals |
1939-45 Star War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45 |
Pre War
War Service
Thomas was a Flight Sergeant at the time of his death , and was a member of No. 218 Squadron RAF based at Downham Market in Norfolk. Tom was a Navigator in the crew of a Stirking bomber which crashed at Barrow near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk due to flak damage whle returning from a raid on Hanover. Three of the Crew had baled out over Germany.
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