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PONTEY, Edward Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 444034 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 8 Service Flying Training School Bundaberg |
| Born: | Berowra, New South Wales, Australia, 17 December 1925 |
| Home Town: | Berowra, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 8 December 1944, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland Plot A. Row C. Grave 7, Bundaberg General Cemetery, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 444034 | |
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| 1 Jan 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 8 Service Flying Training School Bundaberg | |
| 1 Jan 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 444034 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Lieutenant William Francis Pontey MM and Bessie Elizabeth Pontey of Berowra, NSW
LAC Ronald Norman Rose 444041 & LAC Edward Francis Pontey 444034 were killed when Avro Anson DJ236 of 8SFTS dived in vertically from approximately 3000 feet during a non-operational air to air camera gunnery exercise. Probable cause - structural failure of port mainplane.
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