James William Brighton LENNARD

LENNARD, James William Brighton

    Service Number: 437793
    Enlisted: 27 March 1943
    Last Rank: Flight Sergeant
    Last Unit: No. 80 Squadron (RAAF)
    Born: Naracoorte, South Australia, Australia, 21 October 1924
    Home Town: Naracoorte, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia
    Schooling: Public High School,Naracoorte, South Australia
    Occupation: Station Hand
    Died: Flying Battle, Halmaheras Islands, Dutch East Indies, 13 December 1944, aged 20 years
    Cemetery: Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
    CWGC Grave No: Plot 2. Row B. Grave 15. Inscription: "LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. S. J. LENNARD OF NARACOORTE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA"
    Memorials: Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW2
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    World War 2 Service

    27 Mar 1943: Involvement Flight Sergeant, 437793
    27 Mar 1943: Enlisted Adelaide
    27 Mar 1943: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 437793
    13 Dec 1944: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 437793, No. 80 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45
    Date unknown: Involvement

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Samuel John Lennard and Beatrice Amy (nee Brighton) Lennard of Penola Road, Naracoortle, SA; brother of Muriel Mary Lennard

    Plane was Kittyhawk A29-919 which was crashed on Galela Bay beach, East Indies while on air operations. James was badly injured in the crash but managed to struggle ashore. Attempts by a flying boat to rescue him were prevented by heavy enemy corssfire

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