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Charles Curnow Scherf

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Charles Curnow Scherf

Birth
Emmaville, Glen Innes Severn Council, New South Wales, Australia
Death
13 Jul 1949 (aged 32)
Emmaville, Glen Innes Severn Council, New South Wales, Australia
Burial
Emmaville, Glen Innes Severn Council, New South Wales, Australia Add to Map
Memorial ID
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WWII flying ace credited with with 14½ kills in the air, nine aircraft destroyed on the ground, and an additional seven damaged. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar.


Son of Charles Henry Scherf and Susan Jane (Curnow) Scherf.

Married Florence Hope O'Hara on 23 August 23, 1939 at Holy Trinity Church in Glen Innes, New South Wales.

Father of three daughters and one son, including Rosemary (Scherf) Duncan, Maureen Scherf.
WWII flying ace credited with with 14½ kills in the air, nine aircraft destroyed on the ground, and an additional seven damaged. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar.


Son of Charles Henry Scherf and Susan Jane (Curnow) Scherf.

Married Florence Hope O'Hara on 23 August 23, 1939 at Holy Trinity Church in Glen Innes, New South Wales.

Father of three daughters and one son, including Rosemary (Scherf) Duncan, Maureen Scherf.

Gravesite Details

[DSO, DFC & Bar] 413671 S/Ldr RAAF.



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