WESTON, Frederick Frank
| Service Number: | NX15257 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1940, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 11 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Earlwood, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wicker Worker |
| Died: | Injuries, New Guinea, 8 September 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 2. Row A. Grave 27. Inscription: "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN. . ." R.I.P. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 16 May 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX15257, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 16 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX15257, 2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Sep 1943: | Involvement Sergeant, NX15257, 2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Tristan Weston
Killed when a USAAF B24 Liberator bomber B-24D 42-40682 crashed on take off. The aircraft crashed into the lines of the 2/33 Battalion and 60 Australian soldiers were killed including Corporal Weston
Biography contributed by Stephen Bonald
On Tuesday, September 7th, 1943, at Jackson Field in Port Moresby, New Guinea, a B-24D Liberator bomber (The Pride of the Cornhuskers) from the 403rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bombing Group USAAF, crashed during take-off, likely due to pilot disorientation in the dark. The aircraft hit trees and slammed into a convoy of trucks carrying over 130 soldiers from D Company, 2/33 Infantry Battalion of the Australian Army, who were waiting to board C-47 transport planes to move to the front lines. The bomber’s 500-pound bombs and 2,800 gallons of fuel exploded, killing 15 Australian soldiers instantly and severely injuring 47 more, who later died. Another 90 soldiers were wounded but survived, all 11 crew members aboard the bomber (The Pride of the Cornhuskers) were killed. Sergeant Frederick Frank Weston – NX15257, was one of the 47 Australian Military personnel severely burned, succumbing to his injuries on the 8th of September 1943.
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