JEFFERY, Percy Thomas
| Service Number: | 205655 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1935 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 5 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 February 1917 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Tolga, Queensland, Australia, Tolga, Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia, 4 May 1944, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Atherton War Cemetery, Queensland B A 16, Atherton War Cemetery, Atherton, Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Feb 1935: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman | |
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| 3 Sep 1935: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 205655, No. 5 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 205655 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Harold and Mary Jane Jeffery; husband of June Helena Teffery. of Elsternwick, Victoria
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Percy Thomas Jeffery 205655 (Wireless Operator / Observer) and Flying Officer Frederick Arthur Mitchell 416359 (Pilot) of Number 5 Squadron were killed when Wirraway A20-513 crashed in the Tolga area, far north Queensland while on a familiarisation flight.
An eye-witness stated "...the engine cut-out, the aircraft wobbled several times and then spun to earth."
Army Padre Hall from the 2/6th Australian General Hospital at Rocky Creek conducted their funeral Service.
Percy Jeffrey enlisted in the RAAF in September 1935 as an airman Wireless Telegraphist / Operator
He later remustered to Air Gunner / Air Observer and was posted to Number 21 Squadron in Singapore
He returned to Australia in March 1942 and was posted to Number 5 Squadron where he was commissioned in October 1942
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