PUGH, Peter Kimber
| Service Number: | 416700 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale |
| Born: | Murray Bridge, South Australia, 6 January 1921 |
| Home Town: | Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Murray Bridge High School, Roseworthy Agricultural College |
| Occupation: | Grazier's Assistant |
| Died: | Accidental, Bass Strait, Victoria, Australia, 12 September 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Royal Australian Air Force Memorial, Murray Bridge Pictorial Honour Roll KIA WW2 & Vietnam, Sydney Memorial (Sydney War Cemetery) Rookwood |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Aug 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, 416700 | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 416700, No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale, Adelaide, SA | |
| 16 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 416700 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Peter Kimber PUGH 416700
Peter was the second son of Angelo (Banjo) Victor PUGH and Millicent May PUGH (nee Kimber)
He was educated at Murray Bridge Primary and then High School and then completed a Diploma in Agriculture at Roseworthy Agricultural College.
Peter worked as Farm Hand after graduation and prior to enlisting
He was Radio Operator on an RAAF bomber which left the operational training unit from Bairnsdale in Victoria on a seaward exercise over Bass Strait that failed to return and its crew of four are missing believed killed.
Peter's parents did not apply for his Service Medals. The medals were issued to his sole surviving youngest sister in 2015
Submitted 16 October 2024 by Kim Michelmore
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Angelo Victor and Millicent May Pugh, of Murray Bridge, South Australia. Diploma Agric. (Roseworthy).
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