Arthur John HYDE

HYDE, Arthur John

    Service Number: NX88349
    Enlisted: 12 February 1942
    Last Rank: Lance Sergeant
    Last Unit: Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies
    Born: Temora, New South Wales , Australia, 22 April 1907
    Home Town: Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Not yet discovered
    Died: Accidental (Aircraft accident), Dutch New Guinea, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 18 September 1945, aged 38 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, Dakota Transport A65-61
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    World War 2 Service

    3 Sep 1939: Involvement Lance Sergeant, NX88349
    12 Feb 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Sergeant, NX88349, Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies

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    Biography contributed by David Barlow

    RAAF Dakota A65-61 (VH-CUT) from 38SQN crashed near Merauke, Dutch NG while on a mission to evacuate wounded servicemen to Australia - the RAAF crew of 10 and the 19 soldiers on board were all killed in the accident.  The wreckage of the aircraft was discovered in 1970 with the remains of those killed interred in Bomana Cemetery

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