Edward Manton CHRISTENSEN

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CHRISTENSEN, Edward Manton

Service Number:	406559
Enlisted:	3 February 1941
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 100 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Northam, Western Australia, 1 July 1915
Home Town:	Northam, Northam, Western Australia
Schooling:	Northam School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Grocer / Shop Manager
Died:	Accidental, New Guinea, 23 January 1945, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery Plot TT, Row A, Grave 3
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Northam Fallen

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 406559
3 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 406559, No. 100 Squadron (RAAF)
23 Jan 1945:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 406559, No. 100 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Edward Manton CHRISTENSEN was born in Northam, Western Australia on 15th July, 1915

His parents were Edward CHRISTENSEN & Annie May MANTON

He married Betty Doreen SMITH in Northam, WA on 28th May 1941 - one daughter Bethany

Edward died after a collison between two aircraft in Yaurang, New Guinea on 23rd January, 1945 and is buried in the Lae War Cemetery

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