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| − | + | Warrick's next posting was to the [[No. 2 Operational Training Unit RAAF]] from 23 May 1943 until 25 Sep 1943 when he again joined [[No. 25 (City of Perth) Squadron RAAF]]. On 23 Jan 1945 he was posted to [[No. 17 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF]] at Pearce, returning to [[No. 25 (City of Perth) Squadron RAAF]] on 3 Jan 1946. His next posting was to the Care and Maintenance Unit at Cunderdin where Warrick had indicated that he was interested in joining the provisonal airforce that was being established. However, he withdrew his application when offered a lucrative civilian opportunity and he was discharged on 9 Sep 1946. | |
==Post War== | ==Post War== | ||
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| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | 30 Oct 1908 |
| Place of Birth | London, England |
| Death | 27 Jun 1984, aged 75 |
| Place of Death | Kelmscott, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 31 years, 8 months |
| Description |
6' 2" (1.88m) tall ; 166lbs 75.296 kg ; fair complexion ; grey eyes ; brown (scant) hair ; scar on left arm |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Roleystone, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Wife , Mrs. Joyce Dora Savage |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 16995 |
| Date of Enlistment | 25 Jun 1940 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit/Formation | No. 3 Squadron RAAF |
| Military Movement | |
| 1st Departure from Australia | |
| Journey Dates | 9 Sep 1941 ‒ 25 Sep 1941 |
| Transport Details |
. Property "Transport" (as page type) with input value "." contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process. Fremantle to Egypt |
| Return to Australia | |
| Journey Dates | 1 Mar 1943 ‒ 21 Mar 1943 |
| Transport Details |
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| Post War Details | |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Monument(s) | Roleystone Roll of Honour |
| Medals |
1939-45 Star Africa Star War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45 |
Pre War
Held a thrid class steam ticket, with 12 years experience with internal combustion engines. At the time of his enlistment he was married (9 Nov 1935) to Joyce Dora (nee Parkin) with three children - Janice Margaret, Pamela Joy, and Warwick Geoffrey.
War Service
Warrick presented himself for enlistment in the RAAF on 7 Jun 1940 at the No. 4 RAAF Recruiting Centre and was accepted as a Fitter Gp IIA. On 25 Jun 1940 he joined the No. 4 Recruit Depot RAAF at Pearce airbase to undergoe basic and drill training. Having overcome this hurdle he was transferred on 26 AUg 1940 to the No. 5 School of Technical Training RAAF. At the completion of his course, on 13 Dec 1940 he was transferred to the No. 1 Engineering School RAAF at Ascot Vale in Victoria to finalise his training in preparation for joining an operationa unit.
Warrick was posted to No. 25 (City of Perth) Squadron RAAF on 6 Jun 1941 where he gained operational experience before being transferred on 22 Aug 1941 to the No. 5 Embarkation Depot RAAF. They in turn despatched him to join No. 3 Squadron RAAF on 9 Sep 1941. The Squadron which operated Tomahawk aircraft had recently returned from Syria to Egypt and was established at Sidi Haneish from where it operated in the second Syrian campaign (this time against Itakian and German forces). Soon after they began to receive replacement Kittyhawk aircraft, which saw a changed role from being a fighter Squadron to a fighter-bomber role. In January 1942 the squadron was operating from a landing ground at Antclat, south of Benghazi
When the Africa Corps again began to push British forces back towards Egypt, No. 3 Squadron was back at Gambut, half way between Tobruk and Bardia. During March the unit was withdrawn from operations and given leave, but within a month It was back in action. On 25 May a heavy German bombing attack took place as the Axis forces started their final offensive designed to take Egypt. Initially the Allies retreated, with No. 3 Squadron RAAF falling back to Amiriya west of Alexandria, flying numerous sorties each day. While the line at El Alamein was being held the squadron flew numerous sorties as fighteres to support hte bombers. The Allied forces, under the command or General Montgomery, commenced an offensive on 23 Nov 1942 and the Squadron started a long hard campaign, finally being based at Kairouan in Tunisia on 18 Apr 1943. At thsi point Warrick returned to Australia while the Squadrom moved to Malta and then Italy. Warrick sailed from Egypt for Melbourne on 1 Mar 1943, and arrived in Melbourne on 21 Mar 1943. where he was posted to the No. 1 Embarkment Depot RAAF. From here he returned to Western AUstralia based No. 5 Embarkation Depot RAAF. On his return from Eypt Warrick had applied for Commissioned rank, but his request was turned down in July 1943.
Warrick's next posting was to the No. 2 Operational Training Unit RAAF from 23 May 1943 until 25 Sep 1943 when he again joined No. 25 (City of Perth) Squadron RAAF. On 23 Jan 1945 he was posted to No. 17 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF at Pearce, returning to No. 25 (City of Perth) Squadron RAAF on 3 Jan 1946. His next posting was to the Care and Maintenance Unit at Cunderdin where Warrick had indicated that he was interested in joining the provisonal airforce that was being established. However, he withdrew his application when offered a lucrative civilian opportunity and he was discharged on 9 Sep 1946.
Post War
Warrick had applied for enlistment in the Interim Airforce that was estalished following the completion of WW2. However, on 5 Aug 1946 he withdrew his application, citing the offer of a lucrative job with private industry.
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