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PURDY, David Cecil Alexander
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 207323, 2582 |
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Enlisted: | 1 December 1929 |
Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | No. 6 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland, 25 July 1911 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Permanent RAAF |
Died: | Accumulated effect of rescue attemtp in aircraft accident (1938 ) and the 25 operations he had undergone, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 8 October 1940, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Manly General Cemetery, NSW GEN-Y-093 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
1 Dec 1929: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 207323, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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1 Dec 1932: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 207323, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
25 Jan 1937: | Enlisted 2582 | |
4 Sep 1939: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 2582, No. 6 Squadron (RAAF) |
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