Arthur John POWELL

POWELL, Arthur John

    Service Number: 404157
    Enlisted: 24 May 1940
    Last Rank: Leading Aircraftman
    Last Unit: Aircrew Training Units
    Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 August 1917
    Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Not yet discovered
    Died: Accidental, Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia, 18 January 1941, aged 23 years
    Cemetery: Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld
    Gen. Portion Old. Sec 35 Allotment 19
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 2 Service

    24 May 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 404157, Aircrew Training Units, Brisbane
    24 May 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 404157
    18 Jan 1941: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 404157, Aircrew Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme, No. 1 Bombing & Gunnery School

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    Biography contributed by David Barlow

    Fairey Battle aircraft R3936 of Number 1 Bombing & Gunnery School reportedly flicked on to its back during a turn and dived into the ground at Evans Head bombing range, NSW

    Killed were: Pilot Officer Douglas Edmund Allan 688 / Leading Aircraftman Arthur John Powell 404157 / Leading Aircraftman Henry James Pope 407158

    LAC Powell was the son of Herbert John and Mary Ann Powell of Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland

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