PIERCY, Ernest Arthur
| Service Number: | 404202 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Air Observers School Cootamundra |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 8 January 1910 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 11 November 1940, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cootamundra General Cemetery C of E Plot Section AA Grave 222, Cootamundra General Cemetery, Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Grammar School WW2 Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 404202 | |
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| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 404202, No. 1 Air Observers School Cootamundra | |
| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 404202 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
De Havilland Dragon aircraft A34-2 from Number 1 Air Observers School crashed 2 miles SW of Cootamundra after it stalled in a turn resulting in a spin, it then hit the ground and burst into flames killing all crew on board:
Flying Officer (Pilot) James Frederick Hearne 676 buried in Bathurst General Cemetery
AC John Duff Cameron 24119 buried in Toowoomba Cemetery
LAC Ernest Arthur Piercy 404202 buried in Cootamundra General Cemetery
LAC Robert Montgomery 4113 buried in Williamstown General Cemetery, Victoria
LAC James Clifford Stanley 400197 buried in Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Victoria
LAC John Head 402016 buried in Cootamundra General Cemetery (marked as “dangerously injured” on the NAA file - also died 11/11/40)
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