DUMSCHAT, Allen John
| Service Numbers: | 77635, Q15825 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Mobile Works Squadrons |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 4 February 1917 |
| Home Town: | Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), New Guinea, 11 April 1944, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundaberg Civic Centre Memorial Portico, Eudlo Moreton Central Sugar Mill Honour Board, Mapleton Memorial Stone, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 77635 | |
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| 17 Mar 1941: | Involvement Q15825, RAAF 77635 (6/8/42-d/d 11/4/44) | |
| 17 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 6 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77635, No. 7 Airfield Construction Squadron | |
| 11 Apr 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77635, Mobile Works Squadrons |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Three members of Number 7 Mobile Works Squadron were killed on board LST 122 (Landing Ship, Tank) during a landing practice. An elevator used to lift light vehicles to the upper deck from the well deck malfunctioned near Cape Cretin, Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Details on this incident was obtained from the book “Always First - RAAF Airfield Construction Squadrons 1942 - 1974”
Those killed were: LAC James Armstrong 58696 / LAC Allen John Dumschat 77635 / LAC Hugh Eric Roberts 78603
Three other members survived with varying injuries: LAC Norman James Aubrey Hackett 72675 / LAC Leo Anthony Gleeson 118608 / LAC Edwin Charles Akers 127295