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POLGREEN, Sven Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 416282 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Normanville, South Australia, 17 November 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Port Pirie, South Australia, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia, 31 December 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia Plot C. Row C. Grave 14., Port Pirie General Cemetery, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates, Lock and Tooligie District Honour Roll, Port Pirie RAAF Avro Anson MG217 Crash Site, Port Pirie RAAF Memorial and Flagpoles |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Apr 1941: | Involvement Flying Officer, 416282 | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 416282 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Loss of Avro Anson MG217 of Number 3 Air Observer School near Port Pirie, SA - killed were: Leading Aircraftman Lawrence Gordon Campbell 435332 / Leading Aircraftman Robert Bruce McCallum 438964 / Flying Officer Sven Robert Polgreen 416282 (Flying Officer Polgreen had twice served overseas flying on operations against the enemy prior to being posted to this training role)
The aircraft’s pilot, Flight Sergeant Mervyn John Kinsman 441283, survived the crash with serious injuries. He was eventually discharged from the RAAF in October 1945
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Olga Victoria Polgreen, of Croydon Park.
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