Robert
Melville
O'Hanlon
Born in Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (1940s - unknown)]
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1960s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 27
in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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| Created 26 May 2020
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Biography
Robert O'Hanlon was born in Queensland, Australia
Flying Officer Robert O'Hanlon served in the Royal Australian Air Force in the Vietnam War
Service started: 19 April 1967
Unit(s): No. 2 Squadron
Service ended: 13 May 1968
Service started: 19 April 1967
Unit(s): No. 2 Squadron
Service ended: 13 May 1968
Robert Melville O'Hanlon was born on 22 Apr 1942 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia. [1] He was the son of Iris Mabel Johnston and Robert Walter O'Hanlon.
He married Coral Manteufel on 25 Sep 1965 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Robert was a pilot in the RAAF. He served in Vietnam and translated school books into braille. He was also an RAAF instructor. [2] [1]
He died on 3 Jul 1969 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia of a brain tumor and was buried in the Albany Creek Memorial Park Cemetery & Crematorium Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia with full military honours. [3] [4] [5] [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vietnam War Service (Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs : accessed 30 Jun 2022), Veteran Details for O'HANLON, Robert Melville for Service with the Royal Australian Air Force. Service Number: O16657; Rank: Flying Officer; National Service: Garden Of Remembrance, QLD; Start Date: 19 April 1967; End Date: 13 May 1968; Units: No. 2 Squadron
- ↑ O16657 Flying Officer Robert Melville O'Hanlon, 2 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. He Died at the Repatriation General Hospital Greenslopes QLD on 3rd July 1969.
- ↑ Death registration: Robert Melville O'Hanlon Death date: 03/07/1969 Mother's name: Iris Mabel Johnston Father/parent's name: Robert Walter O'Hanlon Queensland Death Registration 1969/B/7133
- ↑ The Schafferius Story p67, Kerry Atkins 2001
- ↑ FindAGrave: Flying Officer Robert Melville O'Hanlon - Born: 22 Apr 1942; Died: 3 Jul 1969; Cemetery: Albany Creek Memorial Park Cemetery & Crematorium Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia; Find A Grave: Memorial #23382991 accessed: 30 Jun 2022
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