Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Air Force
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 10/10/1941
- Date of Discharge
- 09/02/1946
- Place of Enlistment
- Melbourne, Victoria
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 27/06/1921
- Place of Birth
- Brunswick, Victoria
- Address (at enlistment)
- Acton ACT
- Occupation
- Public servant
- Next of Kin
- Nancy Storr
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- 409804
- Final Rank
- Flight Lieutenant
- Final Unit
- 201 Flight
Notes
Storr arrived in Canberra in 1938 and enlisted in the RAAF in 1941. He served as a navigator in Beaufort bombers and Catalina flying boats in the Pacific theatre. Storr returned to Canberra after the war and eventually became a First Assistant Secretary at the Department of Defence.
In 2002 he became a volunteer at the Australian War Memorial Research Centre and by 2010 had completed the publication of his research on the deaths of around 11000 RAAF personnel in World War 2. For his work he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2010 "for service to the community through the research and documentation of World War 2 RAAF service personnel."
Sources
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours
The Canberra Times - 10 July 2010