LAC Niels Rasmus Mikkelsen
(1912 - 2000)
Profile
Niels Rasmus Mikkelsen is born on 9 October 1902 in Holme, Denmark. He is the son of farmer Rasmus Mikael Mikkelsen and Rasmine Margrethe Mikkelsen (née Rasmussen) [1]
He arrives in Melbourne, Australia, onboard LARGS BAY of White Star Line on 4 July 1935. [2]
He enlists for the Royal Australian Air Force on 7 August 1942 in Melbourne. He is then living in East Prahran. He is discharged on 25 October 1945 at which point he is attached to No 7 Aircraft Debot holding the rank of Leading Aircraftsman. [3]
He applies for naturalisation the same year. [4]
Sources
- Holme Parish Record
- www.naa.gov.au
- www.ww2roll.gov.au
- Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 6.7.1945 (via Finn Buch)