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TREGEAR, Frank Webster
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 402893 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 250 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 20 June 1921 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Libya, Middle East, 24 April 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 402893 | |
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| 11 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 11 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402893 | |
| 24 Apr 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402893, No. 250 Squadron (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Tregear 402893 of 260SQN RAF was killed when Kittyhawk AK966 crashed in Cyrenaica, Libya while attacking an enemy motor transport column
His aircraft passed over the target just as a lorry blew up and his aircraft was seen to crash in flames - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt