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POINTON, Albert Ross
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5480 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 December 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 100 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Curramulka, South Australia, 11 November 1908 |
| Home Town: | Jervois, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Goodenough Island, New Guinea, 14 April 1944, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Dec 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 5480 | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Laverton, VIC | |
| 5 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 5480 | |
| 14 Apr 1944: | Involvement No. 100 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Sergeant Albert Ross Pointon 5480 and Leading Aircraftman Eric James Wallis 75251 of Number 100 Squadron RAAF were killed in an accident involving service vehicle 206683 on Goodenough Island, New Guinea
Injured were Sergeant John Thomas Rowan 34794 and LAC Maxwell Richard Payten 423482 (driver)