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No 3 Squadron Australian Air Force   28th December 1916 New Squadron formed  No 69 Squadron was the formal RFC title given to No.3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps from the date it was formed on 28th December 1916 at South Carlton. The Squadron never carried that designation and was known by its officers and men only by its Australian title of No.3 Squadron AFC. In February 1918 it was formally re-designated with its Australian title. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about No 3 Squadron Australian Air Force? There are:1 items tagged No 3 Squadron Australian Air Force available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with No 3 Squadron Australian Air Force during the Great War 1914-1918. Brown Cedric Tyson. Lt Devlin-Hamilton DFC.. Ernest Alexander. Lt. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of No 3 Squadron Australian Air Force from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Announcements 19th Nov 2024     Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 258896 Lt Cedric Tyson Brown 3 Squadron Cedric Brown was born in Charters Towers, Queensland. He worked as a fitter, was single and lived with his mother, Mrs L Brown, at Ecxland Street, West End Townsville, Queensland, when he enlisted 6th of September 1915. He was aged 19 years. On enlistment he was with the 9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement which embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30th of December 1915. Cedric was also a pilot with 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps and was wounded in France and recovered at 3rd London Hospital in March 1918. He returned to Australia 3 May 1919 Robyn Lane Add to this record. 255077 Lt. Ernest Alexander Devlin-Hamilton DFC. No. 3 Squadron Lieutenant Ernest Devlin-Hamilton was my Grandfather but I never knew him as he died young, however he did survive the war and was awarded the DFC. I believe he ended up living in New York. Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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