PUGH, James David
| Service Number: | 46571 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 13 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Day Dawn, Western Australia, Australia , 2 February 1918 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 27 January 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory D.D.9., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nhulunbuy Wall of Remembrance, Southern Cross War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 46571 | |
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| 23 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 46571, No. 13 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Ventura A59-84 of Number 13 Squadron RAAF crashed near Gould Strip, Batchelor, NT killing all on board:
Warrant Officer John Kay 403695 - Son of Duncan and Margaret Kay of Manly, NSW
Flight Lieutenant George Alexander Anderson 22465 - Son of William John and Ruby Georgina Marion Anderson of Dalby, Queensland
Flying Officer Nurden Anderson Chowns 426311 - Son of Francis and Helena Chowns of Nambour, Queensland
Flying Officer Charles George Watts 423956 - Son of Arthur Benjamin and Ellen Amelia Watts & Husband of Ruth Joyce Watts of Chatswood, NSW
Leading Aircraftman James David Pugh 46571 - Son of Thomas John and Mary Pugh & Husband of Dorothy Mary Pugh of Southern Cross, WA
Flying Officer Bruce Lionel Poole 425050 - Son of Lionel Arthur and Pauline Minna Poole of Coorparoo, Queensland
Parts from aircraft A59-84 are on display at the Darwin Aviation Museum
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