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GURNEY, Charles Raymond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 160 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 December 1925 |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Leader |
| Last Unit: | Air Force Headquarters |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 22 May 1906 |
| Home Town: | Cremorne, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Kiriwina Island, New Guinea, 2 May 1942, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 14 Dec 1925: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 160, RAAF Point Cook | |
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| 14 Dec 1925: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 160, No. 33 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Squadron Leader, 160 | |
| 2 May 1942: | Involvement Squadron Leader, 160, Air Force Headquarters, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Squadron Leader Charles Raymond Gurney (# 160) AFC was killed when USAAF Marauder 40-1426 of the 22nd Bomb Group, 19th Bomber Squadron crashed on Kiriwina Island, New Guinea
Aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Simpson Harbor at Rabaul but the crew were able to get it back to the southern end of Kiriwina Island where it crashed during an attempted emergency landing
Milne Bay's Number 1 Airfield was re-named in Gurney's honour, which is still used today
(incident covered in book “Allied Air Transport Operations South West Pacific Area in WWII - Volume 1” by Robert H. Kelly)"