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MIDDLETON, Rawdon Hume
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
MIDDLETON, Rawdon Hume
Date Of Birth
22 Jul 1916
Age
26
Birth Place
Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Date
1942
Date Of Death
1942
Fate
Killed in action
Incident Time
1814
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Royal Australian Air Force, serving with 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Based at RAF Mildenhall until its move to RAF Lakenheath in April 1942. Promoted to Pilot Officer with effect from 14/11/1942 (notified posthumously). Son of Francis Rawdon Hamilton Middleton and Faith Lillian Middleton, of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia.
Rank Name
Flight Sergeant
Service Number
Aus. 402745
Gazette Date
1943
Gazette Page
329 (V.C.); Issue: 35864 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Turin, Italy
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
Royal Australian Air Force
Squadron/Unit
RAF Lakenheath
Squadron
149 Squadron
Crew
Flight Sergeant R H Middleton V.C., Royal Australian Air Force
Command
Bomber Command
Aircraft Mark
I
Aircraft Code
OJ-H
Aircraft Type
Stirling
Aircraft Serial
BF372
Commemorated
St John's churchyard, Mildenhall, Suffolk; Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Place of Death
At sea, near Dymchurch, Kent
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Air Crew Europe Star Medal
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Australian Air Force
unit
RAF Lakenheath
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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