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HOVEY, Bernard James
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 54621 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 34 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 29 July 1913 |
| Home Town: | Moriac, Surf Coast, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Parafield, South Australia, Australia, Parafield, Salisbury, South Australia, Australia, 11 March 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Plot B. Row B. Grave 6, Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Modewarre and District Roll of Honor WW2, Parafield DH-84 Dragon A34-48 Crash site |
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Bert and Annie Hovey
Husband of Eileen Mary Hovey of Ceres, Victoria
De Havilland Dragon A34-48 of Number 34 Squadron crashed at Parafield aerodrome, SA killing: Leading Aircraftman Bernard James Hovey 54621 & Pilot Officer Milton Hubert Conkey 413741
(incident covered in book “Allied Air Transport Operations South West Pacific Area in WWII - Volume 1” by Robert H. Kelly)
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