BRIGHT, Brian Robert
| Service Number: | 407841 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 32 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 24 April 1917 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Aircraft accident), Beverley Islands, Northumberland Group, Queensland, Australia, Off Queensland Coast, Australia, 23 May 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Sydney Memorial, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Memorial (Sydney War Cemetery) Rookwood |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Feb 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, 407841 | |
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| 1 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 1 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407841 | |
| 23 May 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, No. 32 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Lockheed Hudson A16-190 of 32SQN crashed into the sea off the Beverley Islands (part of the Northumberland Group) south-east of the city of Mackay - all crew were lost:
Pilot Officer John Desmond Power 416230 - Son of Francis and Mary Power of Reade Park, SA (body recovered, buried in Townsville War Cemetery)
Flying Officer Arthur Ernest Adams 692 - Son of Arthur George and Dora Emily Adams (body not recovered, he is memorialised on the Panel 5 of the Sydney Memorial)
Sergeant Brian Robert Bright 407841 - Son of Henry Garrood Bright and Mary Margaret Bright of Broken Hill, NSW (body not recovered, he is memorialised on the Panel 6 of the Sydney Memorial)
Sergeant Beverley Kilgour Chandler 21351 - Son of Wallace Dorman Chandler and Elizabeth Emily Chandler of Newcastle, NSW (body not recovered, he is memorialised on the Panel 6 of the Sydney Memorial)
Biography
Rank - Sergeant
Plane was Hudson A16-190. 32 Squadron
Son of Henry Garrood Bright and Mary Margaret Bright, of Broken Hill, New South Wales.
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