Norman Cecil BEVES

BEVES, Norman Cecil

Service Number: 423599
Enlisted: 18 July 1942
Last Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit: Aircrew Training Units
Born: Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 31 May 1920
Home Town: Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (Flying Accident), Temora, New South Wales, Australia, 8 December 1942, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Temora (Old) Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
C of E Plot Row 40 Grave 4, Temora General Cemetery, Temora, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement 423599
18 Jul 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 423599, Aircrew Training Units
18 Jul 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 423599

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Tiger Moth aircraft A17-332 & A17-444 from Number 10 Elementary Flying Training School collided in mid-air and A17-444 crashed near Temora Aerodrome in NSW - killed were:

LAC Beves 423599 the Pilot of A17-332 - no other crew onboard

Sergeant Jay 411915 (Pilot) and LAC Bussell 422405 in A17-444