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Sergeant Robert Howells Dall

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Sergeant Robert Howells Dall

Birth
Unley, Unley City, South Australia, Australia
Death
25 Aug 1942 (aged 20)
Papua New Guinea
Burial
Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea Add to Map
Plot
Panel 9.
Memorial ID
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Parents:--- Son of George Hartley Dall and Hilda Marian Howells, of Clarence Park. South Australia. Married 22nd November 1919 in Medindie, Congregational Church, South Australia.
~~~~~~~Sergeant Robert Howells DALL, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF.~~~~~~~~
RAAF Service Number:--- 416178
Next of kin:--- Hartley Dall
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 31st March 1941 at Adelaide, South Australia.
Final Rank:--- Sergeant, (Duty Wireless, Air Gunner)
Final Unit:--- RAAF No. 6 Squadron, operating from Seven Mile Strip, Port Moresby.
Fate: ---Presumed to have died in air operations in No. 6 Squadron Hudson aircraft A16-216, over New Guinea area, on 25th August 1942.
Burial:--- No kown grave, "Known Unto God." remains never recovered.
Remembered:--- Panel 9, Port Moresby Memorial, Papua New Guinea.
Remembered:--- Panel 99, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial
Remembered:--- World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
Details of last mission:--- After taking off from Port Moresby on 25th August 1942, A16-216 went missing on a reconnaissance flight to Kieta and Buka. The crew members were:
Sergeant Robert Howells Dall (416178) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Sergeant David Kirke Godfrey (406674) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flying Officer John Francis Pfeiffer (403831) (Observer)
Flying Officer Walter Ralph Thompson Philipson (405500) (Pilot)
Memorials:--- Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial
Parents:--- Son of George Hartley Dall and Hilda Marian Howells, of Clarence Park. South Australia. Married 22nd November 1919 in Medindie, Congregational Church, South Australia.
~~~~~~~Sergeant Robert Howells DALL, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF.~~~~~~~~
RAAF Service Number:--- 416178
Next of kin:--- Hartley Dall
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 31st March 1941 at Adelaide, South Australia.
Final Rank:--- Sergeant, (Duty Wireless, Air Gunner)
Final Unit:--- RAAF No. 6 Squadron, operating from Seven Mile Strip, Port Moresby.
Fate: ---Presumed to have died in air operations in No. 6 Squadron Hudson aircraft A16-216, over New Guinea area, on 25th August 1942.
Burial:--- No kown grave, "Known Unto God." remains never recovered.
Remembered:--- Panel 9, Port Moresby Memorial, Papua New Guinea.
Remembered:--- Panel 99, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial
Remembered:--- World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
Details of last mission:--- After taking off from Port Moresby on 25th August 1942, A16-216 went missing on a reconnaissance flight to Kieta and Buka. The crew members were:
Sergeant Robert Howells Dall (416178) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Sergeant David Kirke Godfrey (406674) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flying Officer John Francis Pfeiffer (403831) (Observer)
Flying Officer Walter Ralph Thompson Philipson (405500) (Pilot)
Memorials:--- Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial

Gravesite Details

416178



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