Neville William Allan (Bill) EDWARDS

EDWARDS, Neville William Allan

Service Number: 401747
Enlisted: 28 March 1941
Last Rank: Flying Officer
Last Unit: No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale
Born: Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 9 November 1918
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Flying Accident, King Island, Tasmania, Australia, 11 July 1943, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Currie Public Cemetery, King Island, Tasmania
C. of E. Plot. Row D1. Grave 27,
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Royal Australian Air Force Memorial
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World War 2 Service

28 Mar 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force
28 Mar 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 401747
11 Jul 1943: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 401747, No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

RAAF Beaufort A9-352 of Number 1 Operational Training Unit (1 OTU) East Sale crashed at Currie Aerodrome, King Island, Tasmania with all crew killed:

Flying Officer Neville William Allan Edwards 401747 - Son of Harry Smith Edwards and Ethel Edwards

Pilot Officer John Alexander Kildea 418850 - Son of Joseph James Kildea and Dorothy Phillis Kildea of Hawthorn, Victoria

Pilot Officer Harold Roy Snell 421408 - Son of Josiah and Catherine Snell of Castle Hill, NSW

Pilot Officer Clarence Melville Leesue 417649 - Son of James Patrick and Martha Ellen Leesue & Husband of Mabel Gwendoline Leesue of Broken Hill, NSW

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