SHARD, Thomas William
| Service Number: | Q148539 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 7 August 1918 |
| Home Town: | Munbilla, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Aircraft accident), Canal Creek via Yaamba, Queensland, Australia, 19 December 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld Plot A Row B Grave 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canal Creek War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, Q148539 | |
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| 23 Mar 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 23 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, Q148539 | |
| 19 Dec 1943: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
USAAF Dakota C-47 #43-30742 (VH-CHR) of the 22nd Troop Carrier Squadron of the 374th Troop Carrier Group disintegrated in the air about 30 miles north of Rockhampton killing all 31 personnel on board. The loss of this aircraft is still the second worst Air Disaster in Australian Aviation history.
On board were 20 American Service personnel, an Australian War Correspondent (Harold George Dick), a Salvation Army Officer (Chaplain William Bramwell Tibbs BEM), Representative MacDonald of the YMCA, two members of the RAAF (LAC Cameron 426040 & LAC Oster 115325) & 6 Australian Army soldiers:
Corporal Shard Q148539
Private Rasmussen Q271392
Captain Geddes SX4886
Captain Weir NX333
Captain Mollison VX912
Corporal Sleep NX150010
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