Roy Thomas Aston Wallis
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 17 Dec 1920 |
| Place of Birth | Eltham, Kent, England |
| Death | 10 Jul 1942 |
| Place of Death | Libya |
| Age at Enlistment | 19 years, 10 months |
| Description |
5'9" (1.75m) tall ; 126lbs 57.153 kg ; fair complexion ; blue-grey eyes ; fair hair |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Address | Byford, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Father , Mr J.L. Wallis |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 406269 |
| Date of Enlistment | 7 Oct 1940 |
| Rank | Flight Sergeant |
| Unit/Formation | No. 250 Squadron RAF |
| Military Movement | |
| 1st Departure from Australia | |
| Journey Dates | 5 Jul 1941 |
| Post War Details | |
| Fate | Killed in air operations |
| Monument(s) |
Armadale War Memorial ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford) Alamein Memorial, Egypt |
| Australian War Memorial | Australian War Memorial |
| Medals |
1939-45 Star Africa Star War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45 |
Pre War
War Service
Joined in Perth at the No. 4 RAAF Recruiting Centre, and was posted to the No. 1 Recruit Depot in Laverton, Victoria departing Perth on 10 Oct and arriving at his new unit on 14 Oct 1940. On 12 Dec 1940 he completed his basic training and was sent to No. 2 Elementary Flying School. On 10 Feb 1941 he graduated and was sent to No. 3 Service Flight Training School. Training completed he was posted to the No. 3 Embarkation Depot to await a ship to the Middle East. Roy's ship departed for the Middle East on 8 Jul 1941 and after arrival he would have waited in a base unit until posted to an operational unit.
On 28 Sep 1941 he was posted to No. 450 Squadron RAAF which at the time was based in Syria. Roy was sent to the No. 71 Operational Training Unit on 20 Oct 1941, and on the completion of his course was held by the Middle East Pool from 6 Dec 1941 until he was posted to Air HQ Western Desert on 19 Dec 1941. Roy joined an operational squadron, No. 250 Squadron RAF, on 10 Jan 1942, just before they were withdrawn from front line operations to carrying out defensive sweeps over Syria. During this time they converted to Kittyhawks.
The Squadron returned to the Western Desert in April 1942 as a fighter bomber unit and provided support for the 8th Army, advancing with it through Libya into Tunisia to end the North African campaign. Roy failed to return from a mission on 10 Jul 1942.
Notes
AWM records list Roy's unit as No. 3 Squadron RAAF. However, his personnel records give his final unit as No. 250 Squadron, an RAF unit. Both units flew Kittyhawks.
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