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PERCY, Morris Thomas Benwell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8085 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 12 January 1919 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Apprenticed Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Victoria, Australia, 13 June 2012, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lilydale Memorial Park, Victoria EE-Pavilion Gardens, LMP-PAV-14-34, Plot 366466 (close to centre) |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 8085, RAAF Laverton | |
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| 26 Oct 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 8085, No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
My Dad
Morris Percy is my Dad.
He was born in the Coburg area and did an apprenticeship as a motor mechanic.
Later he upgraded to an "A" grade mechanic.
He had a partnership with a friend, (1st name unknown) Aylward from his squadron after service and opened a motor garage business in The Rand, NSW for about 4 years. He married my Mother, Valda Percy. One of my mother's sisters married Dad's friend!. During that period, I was born, Glenn Percy.
Later, he and his two brothers, Cecil and Laury started a motor garage business in Dandenong, Victoria, where he worked until retirement. The business did all sorts of car repairs, smash etc and also a petrol station as part of it.
Submitted 20 July 2026 by glenn percy
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