Son of Christian Henry and Isabelle Gerner, of Singleton New South Wales, Australia. Enlisted in the RAAF 27 February 1943.
Service Number: 433206
Enlisted: 27 February 1943
Last Rank: Flight Sergeant
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Waratah, New South Wales, Australia, 8 December 1924
Home Town: Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (Flying Accident), Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, 6 February 1945, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Cowpen Cemetery, Cowpen, Blyth, Northumberland, England
Cowpen Cemetery, Cowpen, Blyth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singleton War Memorial
Flight Sergeant Christian Henry Gerner 433206 of Number 4 Radio School / 61 Operational Training Unit RAF was killed when Percival Proctor LZ595 crashed near Oswestry, Shropshire, England - also killed was Captain Mat Doucris 1087 of the Free French (NFI)
Source: Virtual War Memorial Australia
Son of Christian Henry and Isabelle Gerner, of Singleton New South Wales, Australia. Enlisted in the RAAF 27 February 1943.
Service Number: 433206
Enlisted: 27 February 1943
Last Rank: Flight Sergeant
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Waratah, New South Wales, Australia, 8 December 1924
Home Town: Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (Flying Accident), Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, 6 February 1945, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Cowpen Cemetery, Cowpen, Blyth, Northumberland, England
Cowpen Cemetery, Cowpen, Blyth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singleton War Memorial
Flight Sergeant Christian Henry Gerner 433206 of Number 4 Radio School / 61 Operational Training Unit RAF was killed when Percival Proctor LZ595 crashed near Oswestry, Shropshire, England - also killed was Captain Mat Doucris 1087 of the Free French (NFI)
Source: Virtual War Memorial Australia
Inscription
433206 Flight Sergeant C. H. GERNER Royal Australian Air Force 5th February 1945 age 20 He shall not grow old, As we that are left grow old
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