BERNDT, Thomas Desmond
| Service Number: | 426773 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School Narromine |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 26 May 1922 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Maleny State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Floor Sander & Polisher |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Narromine, New South Wales, Australia, 23 December 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Narromine General Cemetery RC Sec F(L) Grave 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough WW2 RAAF Enlistment Roll of Honour, Narromine-Based Airmen Killed in Air Crashes 1940-45 Memorial Plaque |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 426773 | |
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| 20 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 426773, No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School Narromine | |
| 20 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 426773 |
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Thomas Desmond BERNDT was born in Maryborough in Queensland on 26th May, 1922
His parents were William Bernard BERNDT & Mary Elizabeth TIERNEY who married in Queensland on 17th June 1918
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His brother William Bernard BERNDT (SN QX56896 (SN Q102175) served in the Army during WW2 and was discharged on 25th October, 1945 - Corporal with 133 General Transport Company
Biography contributed by David Barlow
LAC Berndt 426773 and LAC Hempenstall 426590 from 5EFTS were the pilots of Tiger Moth aircraft A17-113 & A17-472 which were involved in a mid-air collision approximately 3 miles north east of Narromine Aerodrome in NSW - both men were killed, no other crew onboard.
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