GUY, Arthur Edward
| Service Numbers: | 142679, V39888 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Operational Base Units (RAAF) |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 24 November 1914 |
| Home Town: | Hampton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Intermediate Certificate |
| Occupation: | Cost Clerk |
| Died: | Air Operations (Crashed during air supply drop), Wewak, New Guinea, 17 February 1945, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot GG. Row C. Grave 8. Personal Inscription ~ "A GOOD SON AND A BRAVE AIRMAN HE LIVES IN OUR HEARTS" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, 142679 | |
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| 11 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V39888 | |
| 15 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 142679 | |
| 4 Nov 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, Operational Base Units (RAAF), 37 OPERATIONAL BASE UNIT |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Dakota A65-34 (VH-CUF) of 36 Squadron RAAF crashed while performing airdrop duties to Australian ground forces near But in Wewak, New Guinea
There were two survivors: Squadron Leader Lewis Keith Jackson 261723 RAAF and Private Joseph George Law TX13582 (T24441) of 2/160 Australian Supply Depot Platoon
Four of the crew and two soldiers were killed:
Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Robert Charles Mathews 407125 of 36 Squadron
Pilot Officer Donald Gordon Campbell 418718 of 36 Squadron
Corporal Arthur Edward Guy 142679 of 37 Operational Base Tadji
Corporal Keith Hardham 129265 of 37 Operational Base Tadji
Sergeant Harry Maurice Whaling NX18480 of 2/160 Australian Supply Depot Platoon
Private Edward John Collins VX50622 of 2/188 Australian Supply Depot Platoon
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