ENRIGHT, Peter Edward
| Service Number: | 29797 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Goomalling, Western Australia, 16 November 1915 |
| Home Town: | Goomalling, Goomalling, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Malta, 25 July 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery R.C. Section (Men's) Plot P, Collective grave 6 INSCRIPTION: MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL, Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane No 3 Squadron Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 29797 | |
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| 5 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 29797, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 25 Jul 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 29797, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 27 and the son of Jerimiath Joseph and Mary Margaret Enright, of Goomalling, Western Australia.
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Corporal William Fleming 411135 (Fitter / Driver Motor Transport) and Leading Aircraftman Peter Edward Enright 29797 (Driver Motor Transport) of 3SQN RAAF received severe petrol burns in an accident at Pachino, Sicily on the 21st of July 1943
Corporal Fleming died the same day with LAC Enright passing away 4 days later at Number 45 General Hospital on Malta
Flying Officer Tom Russell 264812 (4812) was also burned and taken to hospital in Cairo
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