Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 22
in United Kingdom
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Biography
Name ABBOTT, SYDNEY CHARLES BERTRAM Service Royal Australian Air Force Service Number 400404 Date of Birth 25 Feb 1921 Place of Birth MELBOURNE, VIC Date of Enlistment 20 Aug 1940 Place of Enlistment MELBOURNE, VIC Next of Kin ABBOTT, SYDNEY Date of Death 09 Aug 1943 Place of Death United Kingdom Cause of Death Flying Accident Aircraft Lancaster W4983 Rank Flying Officer Posting on Death 13 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT Prisoner of War No Roll of Honour CAMBERWELL VIC Honours Distinguished Flying Cross Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Werner Streib of the Stab I./NJG 1, flying He 219 V9 G9+FB from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Sources
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1705647
https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1038659&c=WW2#R
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5389534
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