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TURK, Edwin John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 428376 |
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Enlisted: | 10 October 1942 |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | Healesville, Victoria, Australia, 10 August 1912 |
Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Accident, New Guinea, 25 December 1943, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A3 E 8 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pyramid Hill RSL Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 428376 | |
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10 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 428376 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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