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Defence Medal. Engraved around edge with recipient's details.
413968 Flight Lieutenant William George Narjel Crosby, enlisted in the RAAF as an airman on 10 October 1941 after 6 months service in the army. He qualified as a navigator after training in Victoria, Canada, England and Scotland and was commissioned in September 1942. In in March 1943 he was posted to 70 Squadron RAF (Wellington bombers) in the Middle East. Crosby flew as a navigator and pathfinder on forty night operations in North Africa and Italy, including missions against Syracusa, Naples, Salerno, Rome and Pisa. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944. Later in 1944 Crosby ransferred as an instructor to the Operational Training Unit at Qastina, Palestine. His service was terminated at his own requeston 29 June 1945. Note that Crosby gave his Africa and Italy Stars to a collector and they are not with his medal group.
Australia Service Medal. Engraved around edge with recipient's details. 413968 Flight Lieutenant William George Narjel Crosby, enlisted in the RAAF as an airman on 10 October 1941 after 6 months ser
British War Medal 1939-45. Engraved around edge with recipient's details. 413968 Flight Lieutenant William George Narjel Crosby, enlisted in the RAAF as an airman on 10 October 1941 after 6 months s
Distinguished Flying Cross. Engraved reverse lower arm with year of award. 413968 Flight Lieutenant William George Narjel Crosby, enlisted in the RAAF as an airman on 10 October 1941 after 6 months
Flying Log Book of 413968 Flying Officer William George N. Crosby for 1942-1944, covering his training in the Empire Air Training Scheme in Canada and subsequent service as a navigator with 70 Squadro
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Associated with the service of 407339 Flight Lieutenant Robert Maitland Rees, born on 22 November 1915 in Kapunda, South Australia. Ree
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 408295 Eric George Gentle was born in Tasmania in 1919 and enlisted in the RAAF in September 1941. By March 1943 he was a qualified nav
