Coming Soon.
CARY, Albert Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 126705, V195333 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 January 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Repair and Servicing Units |
| Born: | Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia, 9 April 1919 |
| Home Town: | Yarra Glen, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Port Moresby, Port Moresby, Papua, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, 8 April 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kangaroo Ground Shire of Eltham Tower of Remembrance, Sunshine Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 126705 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V195333 | |
| 4 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 126705, Repair and Servicing Units | |
| 4 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 126705 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Albert Ernest Cary's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Leading Aircraftman Albert Ernest Cary 126705 (Bomana War Cemetery) and Leading Aircraftman Arthur Charles Frederick Summers 116407 (Port Moresby Memorial) from Number 15 Aircraft Repair Depot both drowned in the Laloki River, Papua New Guinea