Coming Soon.
TREGEAR, Frank Webster
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 402893, NX18286 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 May 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: | Sydney High School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk, Union Oil Company, Pitt St. Sydney New South Wales, Australia |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Libya, Middle East, 24 April 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Column 266, Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Alamein Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW |
Biography 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