James Ivan TINDALL

TINDALL, James Ivan

Service Number: NX126131
Enlisted: 8 July 1942
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 14 July 1913
Home Town: Pambula, Bega Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (Aircraft accident), Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 18 September 1945, aged 32 years
Cemetery: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dakota Transport A65-61, Pambula District Soldiers Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, NX126131
8 Jul 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX126131, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

RAAF Dakota A65-61 (VH-CUT) from 38SQN crashed near Merauke, Dutch NG while on a mission to evacuate wounded servicemen to Australia - the RAAF crew of 10 and the 19 soldiers on board were all killed in the accident.  The wreckage of the aircraft was discovered in 1970 with the remains of those killed interred in Bomana Cemetery