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WOFF Norman Victor Hobbs 400714

Royal Australian Air Force Airman's Record Sheet (Active Service) for HOBBS, Norman Victor, Official No. 400714
Squadron/s457 SQN
Rank On Discharge/Death Warrant Officer (WOFF)
Date of Birth07 Apr 1916
Date of Enlistment13 Oct 1940
Contributing Author/sPhil Listemann and David Hamilton
Updated by Vince Conant July 2013
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Norm was born at Melbourne, Vic on the 7th April 1916 and enlisted on the 13th October 1940. He joined No. 457 Squadron from No. 53 OTU and then volunteered for Far East service. He was posted to No. 266 (Fighter) Wing which was sent as reinforcement to Batavia in February 1942.

He was taken prisoner when Java was overrun by the Japanese in March 1942.

When peace was declared he eventually made his way back to Australia and was discharged from AHQ on 12th March 1946.



Japanese Prisoner of War camp record card for HOBBS, Norman Victor
Reverse of Japanese Prisoner of War camp record card

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457 SQN

457 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, was formed at Baginton, near Coventry, in England on 16 June 1941 in accordance with Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. Init...

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