JAMES, Edward Lewis
| Service Number: | NX4011 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Staffordshire, England, 25 July 1908 |
| Home Town: | Ingleburn, Campbelltown Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Machan's Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 5 March 1945, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns War Cemetery Plot A. Row C. Grave 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement NX4011 | |
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| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX4011 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edward and Elizabeth James; husband of Marie Elizabeth James, of Ingleburn, New South Wales.
Biography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Lockheed Hudson A16-118 (VMZI-FM) crashed into the sea about 400 yards out from Machan's Beach, just north of the mouth of the Barron River near Cairns - the pilot had been warned not to take off due to a cyclone in the area, however they left from Townsville and crashed near Cairns. The aircraft was carrying:
Major General George Alan Vasey VX9 - HQ 7 Australian Division
Major General Rupert Major Downes CMG VD of the Australian Army Medical Corps
Lieutenant Colonel George Anthony Bertram OBE NX324 of Advanced Land HQ "G" Branch Australian Headquarters
Corporal Edward Lewis James NX4011 of Local Administration Staff Australian Headquarters - Batman to General Vasey
Colonel Robert Heathcote Russell DSO NX168 of the Australian Army Medical Corps
Lieutenant William Riggall VX80932 of the Australian Army Service Corps - PA to General Vasey
RAAF crew from Number 4 Communications Flight:
Flight Lieutenant John William Newell 404543
Flying Officer Gordon Thomson DFM 400573
Warrant Officer Berrol Samuel Frieze 409400
Flying Officer Donald James Bassett 406465
Leading Aircraftman John Dudley Moore 77157
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