BELTZ, Eric Louis
Service Number: | 18764 |
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Enlisted: | 27 September 1940 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | RAAF Ground Training Schools |
Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 23 May 1913 |
Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
Schooling: | Goulburn Street School, West Hobart, Tasmania |
Occupation: | Blacksmith and Welder |
Died: | Ground Accident, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia, 10 July 1941, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
Geraldton War Cemetery, Western Australia Plot A Row C Grave 11, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 18764 | |
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27 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 18764, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
27 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 18764 |
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Incident is referred to on page 473 of book “RAAF Historical Record of Number 4 Service Flying Training School Geraldton WA” compiled by D.J. Brenkley)
BELTZ Eric Louis - (Leading Aircraftman); Service Number - 18764
A welder attached to the Workshop squadron at the RAAF Flying School Station east of Geraldton who died of burns sustained in the performance of his duty.