ARMSTRONG, James
| Service Number: | 58696 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 7 Airfield Construction Squadron |
| Born: | Bolton, England, United Kingdom, 21 January 1921 |
| Home Town: | Moreland, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Listowel High School, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver |
| Died: | Ground Accident, New Guinea, 11 April 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot JJ. Row C. Grave 15. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 58696, No. 7 Airfield Construction Squadron | |
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| 11 Apr 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 58696, No. 7 Airfield Construction Squadron, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
| 11 Apr 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 58696, No. 7 Airfield Construction Squadron, Died in elevator accident abroad U.S.S. Landing Vessel, Cape Cretin, New Guinea. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Three members of Number 7 Mobile Works Squadron were killed on board LST 122 (Landing Ship, Tank) during a landing practice. An elevator used to lift light vehicles to the upper deck from the well deck malfunctioned near Cape Cretin, Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Details on this incident was obtained from the book “Always First - RAAF Airfield Construction Squadrons 1942 - 1974”
Those killed were: LAC James Armstrong 58696 / LAC Allen John Dumschat 77635 / LAC Hugh Eric Roberts 78603
Three other members survived with varying injuries: LAC Norman James Aubrey Hackett 72675 / LAC Leo Anthony Gleeson 118608 / LAC Edwin Charles Akers 127295
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