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WURTZ, Robert Fred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 78791 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 12 April 1918 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wireless Mechanic |
| Died: | Ground Accident, Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 28 September 1944, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave No: Plot FF. Row B. Grave 6. Inscription: "HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR LIBERTY EVER REMEMBERED BY WIFE AND SON". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 78791 | |
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| 30 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 78791, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
| 30 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 78791, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Sergeant Robert Fred Wurtz 78791 of 77SQN was accidentally electrocuted while working on an aircraft at Kamirt, Neomfoor Island
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