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| caption        = At brother Maxwell's wedding 1941
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| dateofbirth   = 17 Jul 1920
 
| dateofbirth   = 17 Jul 1920
 
| placeofbirth   = Kelmscott, Western Australia
 
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| address   = Mount Lawley, Western Australia
 
| address   = Mount Lawley, Western Australia
 
| relation   = Father
 
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| nextofkin      = Mr Kenneth Ottaway
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| regnumber   = 38181
 
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| enlistmentdate  = 19 Mar 1941
 
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Winton, was a member of [[No. 460 Squadron RAAF]] in November 1944, was a crew member of an [[Avro Lancaster]]. At the time of his death he was posted to No. 20 Advanced Flying Training Unit as either an instructor or trainee. On some missions, to make up numbers, aircraft from Training Units participated to maximise the impact of the raid. AWM's Roll of Honour shows his unit as No. 460 Squadron, while the Commonwealth War Graves Commission list it as No. 20 Advanced Flying Training Unit.
 
Winton, was a member of [[No. 460 Squadron RAAF]] in November 1944, was a crew member of an [[Avro Lancaster]]. At the time of his death he was posted to No. 20 Advanced Flying Training Unit as either an instructor or trainee. On some missions, to make up numbers, aircraft from Training Units participated to maximise the impact of the raid. AWM's Roll of Honour shows his unit as No. 460 Squadron, while the Commonwealth War Graves Commission list it as No. 20 Advanced Flying Training Unit.
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Winton was appointed as a Probationary Pilot Officer on 1 Jul 1943, and confirmed in the rank on 1 Jan 1944.
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His crew of Lancaster PB 469 which crashed following the Aschaffenberg raid of 21 Nov 1944 were:<br>
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* Winton Greer Ottaway  Pilot
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* Hugh S. Metcalfe      Flight Engineer
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* Lionel Wilson Flohm    Bomb Aimer
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* William F. Bull        Wireless Operator / Air Gunner
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* Allen N. Shilstone    Rear Air Gunner
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* G.H.J. Briggs          Turret Air Gunner
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*V.E. Norman            Navigator
 
   
 
   
 
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Revision as of 20:33, 23 February 2022

Greer Winton Ottaway
Ottaway Winton Greer 2.jpg
Ottaway Winton Greer.jpg
At brother Maxwell's wedding 1941
Personal Information
Date of Birth 17 Jul 1920
Place of Birth Kelmscott, Western Australia
Death 21 Nov 1944, aged 24
Place of Death Germany
Age at Enlistment 20 years, 8 months
Address Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , Mr. Kenneth Ottaway
Military Information
Reg Number 38181
Date of Enlistment 19 Mar 1941
Rank Pilot Officer
Unit/Formation No. 460 Squadron RAAF
Post War Details



Pre War

War Service

Award Comment

Post War

Notes





| fate1 = Killed in Flying Battle over Germany | fate2 = | fate3 = | fate4 = | monument1 = | monumentnote1 = | monument2 = | monumentnote2 = | monument3 = | monumentnote3 = | monument4 = | monumentnote4 = | monument5 = | monumentnote5 = | monument6 = | monumentnote6 = | monument7 = | monumentnote7 = | monumentawm = Australian War Memorial | monumentawmnote = | monumentother = Runnymede Memorial, England | monumentothernote = | medal1 = 1939-45 Star | medal2 = Air Crew Europe Star | medal3 = War Medal 1939-45 | medal4 = Australian Service Medal 1939-45 }}


Pre War

Electoral Roll entry: 1943 at 70 Lawley crescent, Maylands, RAAF

War Service

Winton, was a member of No. 460 Squadron RAAF in November 1944, was a crew member of an Avro Lancaster. At the time of his death he was posted to No. 20 Advanced Flying Training Unit as either an instructor or trainee. On some missions, to make up numbers, aircraft from Training Units participated to maximise the impact of the raid. AWM's Roll of Honour shows his unit as No. 460 Squadron, while the Commonwealth War Graves Commission list it as No. 20 Advanced Flying Training Unit.


Winton was appointed as a Probationary Pilot Officer on 1 Jul 1943, and confirmed in the rank on 1 Jan 1944.


His crew of Lancaster PB 469 which crashed following the Aschaffenberg raid of 21 Nov 1944 were:

  • Winton Greer Ottaway Pilot
  • Hugh S. Metcalfe Flight Engineer
  • Lionel Wilson Flohm Bomb Aimer
  • William F. Bull Wireless Operator / Air Gunner
  • Allen N. Shilstone Rear Air Gunner
  • G.H.J. Briggs Turret Air Gunner
  • V.E. Norman Navigator
  • Runnymede Memorial
  • Location of W. Ottaway's name


Notes

Official records alternate between Winton Greer, and Greer Winton Ottaway.


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