NORBURY, Ralph Vardon
| Service Number: | Cadet |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 January 1928 |
| Last Rank: | Air Cadet |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Service Flying Training School |
| Born: | Atherton, Queensland, Australia, 22 February 1914 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Laverton, Victoria, Australia, 6 December 1939, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia C of E Plot - Compartment U - Lane 345 - Grave 2 (GRM/3) |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jan 1928: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement | |
| 11 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Air Cadet, Cadet, No. 1 Service Flying Training School |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Born in 1914, Ralph Vardon Norbury joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1928 as a Cadet Midshipman and served until 1931
In November 1939 he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force as an Air Cadet (trainee pilot), he was killed while flying in Westland Wapiti aircraft A5-35 from Number 1 Flying Training School based at Point Cook
The aircraft crashed after dropping out of formation; Cadet Norbury was believed to have been flying on the right of formation of three aircraft flown solo by cadets. During a gentle turn to the right he was not again sighted by the other pilots until the crash occurred near Laverton
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