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Marie Helene Margrethe Jepsen (m. Rasmussen)
Margrethe Jepsen was one of the Danish women, who served in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during the Second World War.
Margrethe Jepsen was one of the Danish women, who served in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during the Second World War.
Fg Off. Hjalmar Lorens Tambour was one of the Danes serving in the RNZAF. He flew more than 150 sorties over Italy from July 1944 until the end of the war and was credited for damaging two German fighters. Between operational tours he served as an instructor in Egypt for nine months. He was naturalised in New Zealand after the war.
About three years ago I carried out a search on the World War 2 Nominal Roll website (of Australia) finding 38 individuals born in Denmark who served in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War. Ever since I have been researching these individuals trying to find out how many of these who were in fact still Danish when the enlisted in the Australian forces.
A large number of especially young Danish born men entered air service via the United States. Many of these were sailors having left Denmark before the German occupation. Most of these men volunteered for the Norwegian forces training in Camp Little Norway in Canada, but some enlisted in the USAAF.