Edwin John TURK

TURK, Edwin John

    Service Number: 428376
    Enlisted: 10 October 1942
    Last Rank: Pilot Officer
    Last Unit: No. 8 Squadron (RAAF)
    Born: Healesville, Victoria, Australia, 10 August 1912
    Home Town: Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: School Teacher
    Died: Flying Accident, New Guinea, 25 December 1943, aged 31 years
    Cemetery: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
    CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot A3. Row E. Grave 8. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE".
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Horsham Our Honoured Dead WW2, Pyramid Hill RSL Honour Roll
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    World War 2 Service

    3 Sep 1939: Involvement Pilot Officer, 428376
    10 Oct 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 428376
    25 Dec 1943: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, No. 8 Squadron (RAAF)

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    Biography contributed by David Barlow

    Beaufort A9-444 of Number 8 Squadron crashed on landing at Vivigani airstrip, Goodenough Island, New Guinea upon return from a bombing mission with all crew killed:

    Flight Sergeant Barry Cameron White 418030 / Flying Officer Stanley James Miller 420699 / Flying Officer Theodore Victor Benno Kleinig 416433 / Pilot Officer Edwin John Turk 428376

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