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GREEN, Bruce Drysdale
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 61686 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
| Born: | Chatswood, NSW, 7 December 1923 |
| Home Town: | Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Breddan, Queensland, Breddan, Queensland, Australia, 26 March 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Charters Towers Cemetery, Qld Plot A. Row B. Grave 13, Charters Towers War Cemetery, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 61686 | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
| 30 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 61686, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
| 26 Mar 1945: | Involvement Leading Aircraftman, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Bert Drysdale Green and Phyllis Muriel Green of Chatswood, NSW
Leading Aircraftman Bruce Drysdale Green 61686 was killed in an accident on the 26th of March 1945 on the Charters Towers - Breddan Road, 3 miles from the main gate of Number 13 Aircraft Repair Depot at RAAF station Breddan
The Motor Vehicle Accident involved service vehicle 11954 driven by LAC J. Hardy 74863 (discharged in 1946)
Leading Aircraftman Michael Melville James Hassett 47261 died 3 days later at Townsville Hospital from injuries sustained in that accident
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