33599 FLIGHT SERGEANT DREW RAAF WW2 THE AFRICA STAR MEDAL RIBBON ANZAC
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Offered is a full-sized Africa Star, for Second World War service, being impressed named 33599 C A DREW.
Not often do you see RAAF issued Africa Stars.
Veteran Details
| Name | DREW, CECIL ARTHUR |
| Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Service Number | 33599 |
| Date of Birth | 16 Apr 1919 |
| Place of Birth | NORTH SYDNEY, NSW |
| Date of Enlistment | 09 Sep 1940 |
| Locality on Enlistment | CHATSWOOD, NSW |
| Place of Enlistment | SYDNEY, NSW |
| Next of Kin | DREW, ENID |
| Date of Discharge | 18 Sep 1945 |
| Rank | Flight Sergeant |
| Posting at Discharge | Survey Flight |
Medal History
* The Africa Star was granted for operational service in North Africa from the date of the entry of Italy into the war on 10 June 1940, up to the date of the cessation of operations against the enemy in North Africa on 12 May 1943.
The Africa Star may also be awarded for operational service as a member of the Australian Defence Force during the Syrian Campaign in the period from 8 June 1941 to 11 July 1941.
The Africa Star is awarded for a minimum of one day's operational service in North Africa, west of the Suez Canal between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943 and in Syria between 8 June 1941 and 11 July 1941.
