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O'REILLY, Edwin Nott
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 432559 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 January 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | North Sydney, New South Wales, 19 December 1922 |
| Home Town: | Pymble, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | RAAF Pilot |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Admiralty Islands, Admiralty Islands, Pacific Islands, 24 March 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wahroonga Knox Grammar School Old Boys' War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 2 Jan 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 432559, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
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| 2 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 2 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 432559, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer Edwin Nott O'Reilly 432559 of 77SQN RAAF was killed when Kittyhawk A29-627 hit palm trees and crashed while coming in to land at Momote airstrip on Los Negros Island in the Admiralty Islands