MIDDLETON, RAWDON HUME (1916-1942), airman, was born on 22 July 1916 at
Waverley, Sydney, son of native-born parents Francis Rawdon Hamilton Middleton,
station-manager, and his wife Faith Lillian, née Millar. Rawdon was educated at
Dubbo High School and worked as a jackeroo on Leewong, a station at Yarrabandi,
near Parkes, managed by his father. Nicknamed 'Ron', he was a keen cricketer and
footballer, despite being slightly built. He was a good-looking young man, very
quiet and a little moody, with a strong 'streak of honest determination'.
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