Alwyn Davison Reichstein

Alwyn Davison Reichstein born Barmedman New South Wales Australia 30 July 1919.    Occupation Farmer

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Previous military service - Australian Army 56th Battalion 22 December 1941 to 9 December 1942

Enlisted in RAAF 10 December 1942 service no. 432402

Attached RCAF 3 June 1943 

BMD Edmonton 25 June to 12 October 1943

No 3 “M” (Manning (Reception)) Depot Edmonton, Alberta

No 2 AOS  (Air Observer School) Edmonton, Alberta 25 July 1943 

No 3 “M” Depot  

125 FTS 26 July 1943

No. 5 BAGS (Bombing & Gunnery School) Dafoe, Saskatchewan  8 December 1943

No. 12 SFTS  (Service Flying Training School) Brandon, Manitoba - School Dafoe

5 BGS to 1 CNS 1 July 1944

1 CNS to 3 WS (Wireless School) RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba 7 August 1944

1 CNS to Y depot 22 August 1944

No. 12 SFTS (Service Flying Training School) Brandon, Manitoba 31 October 1943 

Awarded air bomber badge 11 August 1944.

Appointed to a commission 11 August 1944 category air bomber

Flying officer 11 February 1945

3 July 1944 Posted No.1 CNS Central Navigation School at RCAF Station Rivers, Manitoba (part of British Commonwealth Training Plan (BCATP) 12 August 1944

No. 1 “Y” Depot Lachine, Quebec, Canada 23 August 1944

RAFTP 16 September 1944

Embarked from New York for UK 17 September 1944

Disembarked UK 25 September 1944.

No. 11 PDRC (Personnel Despatch & Receiving Centre) Brighton 26 September 1944

No. 9 (o) AFU 17 October 1944

Served at RAF No. 21 Operational Training Unit Moreton in Marsh from 17 October 1944 10 19 December 1944

71 Base 23 February 1945 

Pilot officer 11 August 1944

Flying Officer  11 February 1945

625 Squadron 9 April 1945 - Air Bomber

RAF Gamston 27 June 1945

Demobilization discharge 26 February 1946

France and Germany Star

Defence Medal

Active service badge

To be completed