page_title: Frank Neale
section_title: Second World War
hierarchical_section_title: Frank Neale / Second World War
caption_attribution_description: English: Wing Commander Frank Neale in uniform, Anzac Day c.1976
context_page_description: Frank Neale, AFC was a British-born Australian aviator. Born in England, he served in the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force during the First World War, then moved to Australia in the mid-1920s to continue a notable career as a pioneer aviator. From 1925 until 1939 he flew thousands of hours covering most of Australia, and ventured overseas a number of times. At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the Royal Australian Air Force Reserve, rising to wing commander and being awarded the Air Force Cross prior to his discharge in 1946.
context_section_description: At the outbreak of the Second World War, Neale joined the Royal Australian Air Force Reserve (RAAF) as a flying officer at No. 1 Communications Unit based in Laverton, Victoria. The unit operated a variety of aircraft for communications and transport of staff, many of which Neale personally flew. By 1941 he had been promoted to flight lieutenant, and in 1942 was a squadron leader in command of the unit. He was awarded the Air Force Cross in June 1942, and had logged 17,400 hours flying. His discharge from the RAAF was effective 11 March 1946, by which time he held the rank of wing commander. He died at his home in Glen Huntly a suburb of Melbourne in 1979.
caption: Wing Commander Frank Neale at his home in Hawson Avenue, Glen Huntly c.1976
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