Date of birth:

April 20th, 1922 (St. Peters/South Australia, Australia)

Service number:

Aus.416385

Nationality:

Australian (1901-present, Federal Monarchy)

Before enlisting in the RAAF Geoffrey Oakeshot worked as a clerk for the SOuth Australian Gas Company. After training in Australia he arrived in the UK on 15/8/1942
23/10/43 commisioned as Pilot Oficer on Probation and confirmed and promoted to Flying Officer on 23/4/1944 and promoted to Flight Lieutenant 23/10/1945.
He disembarked in Australia on 17/10/1945

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Sergeant

Unit:

No. 460 (RAAF) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

December 7th, 1943

Citation:
"Flight Sergeant Oakeshott has completed many succesful operations against the enemy in which he has displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty."

Invested at Buckingham Palace on 15/5/1945 by King George IV.

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