VIRTUAL WAR MEMORIAL AUSTRALIA GUIDE TO READING WORLD WAR II SERVICE RECORDS Second World War (1939-45) Service Records often hold the key to understanding the experiences of men and women before, during and after conflict. But they are not always easy sources to read. This guide will help you to understand Australian service records from. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was created in 1921. The National Archives holds RAAF service records from this year onward. Each service record documents an individual's career with the RAAF. Other useful records include casualty files, also known as accident reports, and unit records. Records of members of the Australian Flying Corps.
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AWM64 1/41 [RAAF formation and unit records] Operations Record Book No.7 Squadron Bairnsdale
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AWM64 1/41 [RAAF formation and unit records] Operations Record Book No.7 Squadron Bairnsdale
Australian RAAF personnel in Malaya WW2 a photo on Flickriver
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AWM64 1/42 [RAAF formation and unit records] Operations Record Book No.8 Squadron, 12 October
Australian Military Records
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WW2 AUSTRALIAN PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL GROUP RAAF 89034 BEVAN JB Military Antiques
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WW2 'AUSTRALIA' RAAF Nationality Title Gradia Military Insignia
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AWM64 1/41 [RAAF formation and unit records] Operations Record Book No.7 Squadron Bairnsdale
A Brief History of the Royal Australian Air Force World War Two 1939 to 1945 Aces Flying
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AWM64 1/42 [RAAF formation and unit records] Operations Record Book No.8 Squadron, 12 October
Sold Price WW2 RAAF medal group to Flying Officer Vary, a 40 mission Bomb Aimer veteran
WW2 WEST AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL GROUP RAAF THAI BURMA RAILWAY JB Military Antiques
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WW2 RAAF AUSTRALIA MOTHERS BADGE MEDAL & WW2 RISING SUN UNIFORM COLLAR BADGE JB Military Antiques
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AWM64 1/41 [RAAF formation and unit records] Operations Record Book No.7 Squadron Bairnsdale
The official history of the RAAF in the Pacific in World War II comprises volumes by Douglas Gillison, Royal Australian Air Force 1939-42 (Canberra, 1962) and George Odgers, Air War Against Japan 1943-1945 (Canberra, 1957). Quotes of Flight Lieutenants JT O'Brien and JR Kinninmont are from Gillison's volume.. 1939-1945 Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945 at Ancestry - index ($) 1914-1920 Ancestry's Australia,. Australia website. Royal Australian Air Force -RAAF- Records National Australian Archives Office and the RAAF Aviation heritage centres have records to help your search.
