Service No. 56054

Date of Birth: 13 Nov 1921

Place of Birth: ARMADALE, VIC

Date of Enlistment: 18 May 1942

Date of Discharge: 18 Feb 1946

Rank: Leading Aircraftman

Date of Death: 15 Apr 2010

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An Australian Fitter IIE (Engines) with 459 - he received his 6 months engineering training with the NO. OTU, at first when it was based at Bairnsdale, Vic, and later when it moved to East Sale (where a big aerodrome had opened and they worked mainly on Beaufort engines.)  Ian worked there for a few weeks before receiving news that he was to be posted overseas.  He left on an American boat and headed to Bombay.  I was to join 459 Squadron at Gambut in November 1943, and he stayed with that unit until it was disbanded in 1945.