LUCK, William Bertram
| Service Number: | 149289 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | 1 Reserve Personnel Pool (RAAF - Garbutt) |
| Born: | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia , 1 December 1911 |
| Home Town: | Moorabbin, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer Maintenance Fitter |
| Died: | Accidental , New Guinea, 29 January 1945, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Official Burial Reference ~ Plot NN. Row C. Grave 8. Personal Inscription ~ "LEST WE FORGET". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Devonport WW2 and Korean Wars Supreme Sacrifice Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 149289 | |
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| 18 May 1944: | Enlisted 149289 | |
| 20 Dec 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 1 Reserve Personnel Pool (RAAF - Garbutt), Transferred to No.7 Transport and Movements Office, Lae, New Guinea on 26 Jan 1945. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Bonald
Details of final flight~~~ On 29 January 1945, Beaufort A9-106 went missing on a non-operational flight from Milne Bay to Madang. Beaufort A9-106 flew into high ground near Bugaiu, the wreck and remains were discovered in the late 1990s. On board were:
Crew
Flight Sergeant Maxwell James Hewett (437825) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flying Officer Neale McKissock Thewlis (418989) (Pilot)
Flying Officer John Garvey Thompson (422895) (Navigator B)
Passengers
Sergeant Frank Tranter Burgess (13356) Madang Wireless Telegraph Station
Aircraftman Class 1 William Bertram Luck (149289) No. 7 Transport and Movement Office
Aircraftman Class 1 James Henry Albert Smith (146748) No. 7 Transport and Movement Office
Sergeant John Austin Standing (61752) No. 7 Transport and Movement Office
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