An undated photo of the crew may be seen on the De Leacy page. It appears to be a formal studio photo, and, based on their badges of rank, it was most likely taken late in 1944 or early 1945.

Additional photos on this website which include members of this crew may be seen on the 462 Squadron Foulsham page.
Pilots at Foulsham March 1945 – F/O William Frazer, back row 3rd from left;
Pilots at Foulsham April 1945 – F/O William Frazer front row, 1st on left;
Navigators at Foulsham February/March 1945 – F/Sgt Norman Dobbie front row, 7th from left, with signature;
Flight Engineers at Foulsham March 1945 – Sgt Neil Campbell middle row, first on left.
Other members of this crew are possibly in group photos on the 462 Squadron page, but have not yet been identified with certainty.

 

William Frazer's crew.

P/O William John Frazer (known as Bill), Pilot;
F/Sgt Donald George Campigli (known as Don), Bomb Aimer;
F/Sgt Norman Clarence Dobbie (known as Norm), Navigator;
F/Sgt Arthur Herbert De Leacy, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner;
Sgt Neil Campbell (known as Jock), Flight Engineer;
F/Sgt David Howie, Rear Gunner;
F/Sgt Charles Rex Field (known as Rex), Mid-Upper Gunner.

Additional Crew information (to be added)

Information sourced from National Archives of Australia (Operational Record Book); and photo of Pilot (as arranged by Mark Weate); Australian World War 2 Nominal Roll; and the Family of W/Op De Leacy.

 

Photo from the National Archives of Australia: A9300, 422040

William John Frazer, 422040 RAAF, at enlistment, 24 April 1942.

PILOT

Name: William John FRAZER
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number: 422040
Date of Birth: 28 October 1922
Place of Birth: Grenfell, New South Wales
Date of Enlistment: 24 April 1942
Place of Enlistment: Sydney, NSW
Next-of-kin: Muriel Frazer
Date of Discharge: 11 January 1946
Rank at Discharge: Flying Officer
Posting at Discharge: 462 Squadron

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BOMB AIMER

Name: Donald George CAMPIGLI
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number: 430361
Date of Birth: 10 December 1924
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria
Date of Enlistment: 29 January 1943
Place of Enlistment: Melbourne, Victoria
Next-of-kin: Donald Campigli
Date of Discharge: 25 January 1946
Rank at Discharge: Flying Officer
Posting at Discharge: 9 Aircrew Holding Unit
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NAVIGATOR

Name: Norman Clarence DOBBIE
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number: 430142
Date of Birth: 12 January 1924
Place of Birth: Caulfield, Victoria
Date of Enlistment: 29 December 1942
Place of Enlistment: Melbourne, Victoria
Next-of-kin: Clarence Dobbie
Date of Discharge: 29 August 1946
Rank at Discharge: Flying Officer
Posting at Discharge: 462 Squadron
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WIRELESS OPERATOR / AIR GUNNER

Name: Arthur Herbert DE LEACY
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number: 434905
Date of Birth: 12 August 1923
Place of Birth: Townsville, Queensland
Date of Enlistment: 8 February 1943
Place of Enlistment: Brisbane, Queensland
Next-of-kin: Edith De Leacy
Date of Discharge: 29 March 1946
Rank at Discharge: Warrant Officer
Posting at Discharge: 9 Aircrew Holding Unit

Please also see the page for W/OP De LEACY,
originally created on 06 October 2013.

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FLIGHT ENGINEER

Name: Neil CAMPBELL
Service: Royal Air Force
Service Number: 1595734
Date and Place of Birth: Unknown
Date of Enlistment: September 1941*
Place of Enlistment: Weston-super-Mare*
Next-of-kin: Unknown
Rank at posting to 462 Squadron: Sergeant
Rank at posting from 462 Squadron: Flight Sergeant
Posting from 462 Squadron to: 9 Aircrew Holding Unit
Date of Discharge, and Rank at Discharge: Unknown
Home location: Benbecula, Western Isles of Scotland
(as advised by De Leacy family).

*From the website http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/rfc_raf.pdf which details RFC and RAF Service Numbers ....
Service Numbers 1585001 to 1600000 were allocated from September 1941 at Weston-super-Mare. This batch includes Neil "Jock" Campbell.
From October 1941, the numbers 1600001 to 1610000 were issued at Cardington.)
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REAR GUNNER

Name: David McRae HOWIE
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number: 433635
Date of Birth: 7 March 1925
Place of Birth: Nowra, NSW
Date of Enlistment: 24 April 1943
Place of Enlistment: Sydney, NSW
Next-of-kin: David Howie
Date of Discharge: 26 February 1946
Rank at Discharge: Warrant Officer
Posting at Discharge: 9 Aircrew Holding Unit
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MID-UPPER GUNNER

Name: Charles Rex FIELD
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number: 433281
Date of Birth: 22 July 1924
Place of Birth: Wyalong, NSW
Date of Enlistment: 2 March 1943
Place of Enlistment: Sydney, NSW
Next-of-kin: Frank Field
Date of Discharge: 26 February 1946
Rank at Discharge: Warrant Officer
Posting at Discharge: 9 Aircrew Holding Unit
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Additional Crew Information – to be added. Please visit again in the future.
Some crew information is available on the De Leacy page.

If anyone has photos or information on the various members of this Crew, please make contact.