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CUSHING, Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 419913 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 October 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | 112 Mobile Fighter Control Unit |
| Born: | Beaufort, Victoria, Australia, 12 August 1917 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lake Goldsmith State School, St Brigid's School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Accountancy Work (Clerk) |
| Died: | Aircraft Accident, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 15 November 1945, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Plot C, Row A, Grave 4. Personal Inscription ~ "OUR LOVED ONE... REST IN PEACE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 419913 | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 419913 | |
| 15 Nov 1945: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 112 Mobile Fighter Control Unit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
33 Squadron RAAF Dakota A65-54 (VH CUP) was lost between Jacquinot Bay and Rabaul, Papua New Guinea with all crew KIA:
MILLS, Maurice James (LAC) 137163 / LOBWEIN, Grahame Patrick (Flight Lieutenant) 404723 / HANRAHAN, Ronald Alexander (Flight Lieutenant) 423723 / BRUDERLIN, Douglas Albert (Flight Sergeant) 444773 / BRIDGE, Stanley William (Corporal) 69362 / CUSHING, Hugh (Corporal) 419913 / BLAKE, Norman Harold (LAC) 431713 / SHEAH, Verdun Bernice (Sister) 501253
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