CONDIE, Donald Angus Beaton
| Service Number: | 77732 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Operational Base Units (RAAF) |
| Born: | Doncaster, England, 11 April 1907 |
| Home Town: | Biloela, Banana, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Wooroonden State School, South Burnett - Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Commission Agent |
| Died: | Natural causes, Hivesville, South Burnett - Queensland, Australia, 14 July 1977, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: |
Murgon Cemetery, Qld Plot: Baptist, Line 3, #1208 |
| Memorials: | Hivesville War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77732 | |
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| 5 May 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77732, Operational Base Units (RAAF) |
My 'Poppy', Donald Angus Beaton Condie
It has been said of Donald Angus Beaton Condie, by all who knew him, that he was the hardest worker they had ever known and that no other man could keep up with him. It has also been said that he was a very talented and gifted diesel mechanic who could fix things (like tractors) for everyone around the area.
Don was a kind and loving grandfather who told the best and scariest 'ghost stories' which entertained his grandchildren and are very fondly remembered.
He was a beautiful and gentle soul.
We recall him playing the piano accordion for us and he was very entertaining and talented with that. He was truly a lovely man.
Don and his wife, Irene, are buried beside each other at the Murgon Cemetery, Queensland.
Donald Angus Beaton Condie was a much adored and loving husband, father and grandfather - our beloved 'Poppy Condie'.
Submitted 23 May 2025 by Michelle Schmidt
Biography contributed by Liz Williamson
Don Condie, attended Wooroonden State School, later he was a farmer at Wooroonden; a pear poisoner; a cream carrier in the Murgon area; a commission agent and pig buyer at Biloela and from 1956, he lived in Hivesville for the rest of his days.
Too Dearly Loved To Ever Be Forgotten
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