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PATIENCE, Thomas Raymond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 81984 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 September 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Mobile Works Squadrons - RAAF WW2 |
| Born: | Greenough, Western Australia, Australia, 20 October 1908 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Greenough State School (7th grade standard). |
| Occupation: | Miner, Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie. |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), New Guinea, 5 November 1943, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot B2. Row B. Grave 13. Inscription: "IN MEMORY OF TOM LOVING FATHER OF PAM & ROBERT, FOND HUSBAND OF MARJ.". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 81984 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 81984, Mobile Works Squadrons - RAAF WW2 | |
| 12 Sep 1942: | Enlisted 81984, No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Aircraftman Thomas Raymond Patience 81984 (Plant Operator) from Number 2 Mobile Works Squadron was killed by a boulder during gravel pit work at Wards Strip, New Guinea
He got down from his dozer to talk to a mate and was struck by a boulder dislodged by another dozer working elsewhere in the gravel pit
Details of the incident from the book “We prepared the way - RAAF Airfield Construction Squadrons”
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