BURGESS, Frank Tranter
| Service Number: | 13356 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1 Reserve Personnel Pool (RAAF - Garbutt) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 9 June 1922 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Junior Technical College, Melbourne Technical College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Junior Worker, State Electricity Commission, Victoria. |
| Died: | Accidental, Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, 29 January 1945, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Official Burial Reference ~ Plot NN. Row C. Grave 6. Personal Inscription ~ "DEARLY LOVED SON OF PERCIVAL & FANNY COBURG, VICTORIA". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 13356 | |
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| 5 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 13356 | |
| 31 Oct 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 1 Reserve Personnel Pool (RAAF - Garbutt) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Bonald
Details of final flight~~~ On 29 January 1945, Beaufort A9-106 went missing on a non-operational flight from Milne Bay to Madang. Beaufort A9-106 flew into high ground near Bugaiu, the wreck and remains were discovered in the late 1990s. On board were:
Crew
Flight Sergeant Maxwell James Hewett (437825) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flying Officer Neale McKissock Thewlis (418989) (Pilot)
Flying Officer John Garvey Thompson (422895) (Navigator B)
Passengers
Sergeant Frank Tranter Burgess (13356) Madang Wireless Telegraph Station
Aircraftman Class 1 William Bertram Luck (149289) No. 7 Transport and Movement Office
Aircraftman Class 1 James Henry Albert Smith (146748) No. 7 Transport and Movement Office
Sergeant John Austin Standing (61752) No. 7 Transport and Movement Office
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