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List of recipients of the Air Force Medal

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This is a list of recipients of the Air Force Medal of Australia.

Royal Air Force

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  • Flight Lt. Albert (Bert) Welvaert 1917-2014
  • Sergt.-Pilot Clifford Hare 45733 1919
  • Flt. Sgt. Alister Bruce Fraser 1674909 1953[1]
  • Flt. Lt. Dominic Bruce 1915-2000 (only man to be awarded the AFM and the Military Cross)

Queens Birthday Honours 26 May 1953

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Flight sergeants:

  • 1590837 Benjamin Roy BRADLEY, Royal Air Force
  • 575765 James DOUGAN, Royal Air Force.
  • 517971- Alfred John FAIRBAIRN, Royal Air Force.
  • 794418 Kazimierz GORNY, Royal Air Force.
  • 1584832 Terence Maxwell HAMER, Royal Air Force.
  • 1331420 (now Master Signaller) William
  • Frederick Joseph HFLLS, Royal Air Force.
  • 578431 Austen Brian HOWES, Royal Air Force.
  • 1215791 Thomas McHuGH, D.F.C., Royal Air Force.
  • 1801364 Alexander Henry SHELTON, Royal Air Force.
  • 1287688 Henry Frederick John THORPE, Royal Air Force.[1]

Sergeants:

  • 4030743 Zivan ATANACKOVIG, Royal Air Force.
  • 1583805 Richard Eric BOWLER, Royal Air Force.
  • 1436951 Geoffrey Ashwell HALL, Royal Air Force.
  • 1816311 William Sidney JONES, Royal Air Force.
  • 2236572 John Patrick MCCARTHY, Royal Air Force.
  • 1180724 Daniel Victor SUTTON, Royal Air Force.
  • 1809968 Richard Thomas VANE, Royal Air Force.[1]

Royal Australian Air Force

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Name Service Number Unit Conflict Award
Bennett, James Mallett 275 Australian Flying Corps First World War, 1914-1918 Air Force Medal
Boddington, Newcombe Adrian 1974 Svy Fl Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Clarke, Robert Douglas 1831 Royal Australian Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Fahey, Francis Felix 406352 Royal Australian Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Gersekowski, Andrew Reginald 906402 Royal Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Greenhill, Albert Leonard 2153 Royal Australian Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Griffiths, Thomas Sidney 436431 Royal Australian Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Harrington, William Rex A32932 Royal Australian Air Force Unlinked Conflict Air Force Medal
Hosking, Derrick William 5308 Royal Australian Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Inglis, Peter Raymond A318391 Royal Australian Air Force Unlinked Conflict Air Force Medal
Jenkins, George Percival 408111 Royal Australian Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Jones, Gary Lincoln A56916 Royal Australian Air Force Unlinked Conflict Air Force Medal
Kimber, William Robert A5115 Royal Australian Air Force Unlinked Conflict Air Force Medal
Lavers, Justyn Ronald 2083 Royal Australian Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Lewis, John Alexander A34969 Royal Australian Air Force Unlinked Conflict Air Force Medal
Lyall, James Smith 16638 No. 1 Aircraft Depot Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Mason, John Frederick 300326 Royal Australian Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
McCarthy, John Keith 2039 Royal Australian Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Padgett, Norman Gunn 408148 9 Comm Unit Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Roman, David Alexander A48089 Royal Australian Air Force Unlinked Conflict Air Force Medal
Russell, David Keith A225955 Royal Australian Air Force Unlinked Conflict Air Force Medal
Saunders, Richard William 1990 Royal Australian Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Seton, Michael John A23953 Royal Australian Air Force Period 1950-1959 Air Force Medal
Shiers, Walter Henry 8974 Australian Flying Corps First World War, 1914-1918 Air Force Medal
Thornton, Geoffrey A33201 Royal Australian Air Force Unlinked Conflict Air Force Medal
Trist, Leslie Joseph 106 Royal Australian Air Force Unlinked Conflict Air Force Medal
Tucker, Thomas Wellesley 30693 3 OTU Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Tuttleby, Clifford Ernest 2760 Royal Australian Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Watson, Peter Laurie A57911 Royal Australian Air Force Unlinked Conflict Air Force Medal
Wiburd, George 205759 No. 2 Squadron Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal
Wilson, John Jamieson 402431 Royal Australian Air Force Second World War, 1939-1945 Air Force Medal

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Page 2939 | Supplement 39863, 26 May 1953 | London Gazette | The Gazette". Archived from the original on 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Search | The Australian War Memorial". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 13 March 2019.