DAVEY, Trevor William
| Service Number: | VX69200 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Movement Control Group |
| Born: | Charlton, Victoria, Australia, 11 July 1902 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Aircraft accident), Springsure, Queensland, Australia, 16 November 1943, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld Plot A. Row B. Grave 2, Rockhampton War Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, VX69200 | |
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| 22 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Lance Sergeant, 1st Movement Control Group | |
| 22 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Sergeant, VX69200 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Thomas William Davey (VX69200) of Number 5 Movement Control Group, Australian Army Transport Corps
Son of George Henry and Annie Davey of Elsternwick, Victoria
USAAC Dakota C-47A (C-47-20-DL, VH-CGK, #42-23420 possibly named Pushy Cat) of the 21st Troop Carrier Squadron of the 374th Troop Carrier Group left Batchelor airfield headed for Archerfield airfield in Brisbane. The aircraft broke up in mid-air during a violent storm over Rewan Station south of Springsure in Queensland killing all on board:
USAAC (Crew):
2nd Lieutenant Raymond E. Anglin (Pilot) (0-665501)
2nd Lieutenant Joseph W. Kennedy (Co-pilot) (0-680036)
Sergeant Frank J. Ropinski (Aerial Engineer)
Sergeant Harold L. Baumstein (Radio Operator)
Sergeant Robert L. Adkins (passenger)
Australian Army (passengers):
Lieutenant Harley Horace Lockie (NX151680)
Lieutenant Ross Rowsell (NX107453)
Sergeant Victor Frederick Bishop (NX82072)
Sergeant Thomas William Davey (VX69200)
Sergeant William Joseph Parker (NX133213)
Gunner William Howard Dorman (QX24775)
Private Andrew Henry Mildren (QX52001)
Royal Australian Air Force (passengers):
Flight Lieutenant Roy Edgar Abbot (264204)
Flight Lieutenant Albert Ernest Watkin (405265)
Sergeant Ronald Keith Pitchford (410850)
Corporal William Brady (35720)
Corporal Francis Paul Morris (71310)
LAC John Given Maxwell (21638)
LAC Stanley Kirk Sims (28071) 452 Sqn
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