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BERTUCH, Ernest James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 401294 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 17 March 1909 |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Tunisia, Middle East, 16 July 1943, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Medjez-el-Bab, Cemetery, Tunisia Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Medjez el Bab, Tunisia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 401294 | |
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| 1 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 1 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 401294 | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 401294 |
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14 Squadron, South Africa. Plane was Marauder FK 152 and forced landed due to engine failure at Bou Bicha between the sea and the 69 Km Stone on the main Tunis Road. Ernest was seriusly injured and died in the 97 General Hospital in the Middle East
Rank - Flying Officer
Son of Charles August Bertuch and Dorah Georgina Bertuch, of Harcourt, Victoria, Australia
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