Thanks Ross DaveB
Thanks John - that pretty well wraps this one up. I'm just glad that there is a logical reason for this poor bloke being buried in Brisbane....
From the start of my post, the member in question died in early September 1945 and is buried in Brisbane. From the naval history site - Monday,...
Not a lot to add - the crash report on folio 30 of the casualty file is pretty descriptive concerning the causes of the accident. Random hits...
It probably stands for "Permanently Unfit for Naval Service" - I got that by typing "P.U.N.S." and "acronym" into Google so I hope it's right. Has...
The article lists his tomb as being on the same spot and him being the only Commonwealth casualty in the UAE - yet the CWGC lists him on the Alamein...
I don't know if this helps: Aircraft - Halifax II HR 685; Place - Germany; Date - 22 June 1943 (file not digitally scanned, not available to be...
Hi Paul - there was a previous thread called "RAAF shipping details" where a similar question was asked. It is for movements after the one you are...
Lancaster ND728; Place - at sea; Date - 5 January 1945 SYMONDS, Leslie James - (Warrant Officer); Service Number - 424572 GRAY, Dean – (Flying...
Aircraft - Hudson AM 564; Place - Cape Tenes, Algeria; Date - 26 April 1943 PHILLIPS, GORDON ALEXANDER Pilot Officer 404988 500sq 26/04/1943 28...
Aircraft - Spitfire IV AA803; Place - Algiers, Algeria; Date - 6 May 1943 (on gazette as being with 682SQN – which I think makes more sense than 18...
Aircraft - Hudson FE 535; Place - La Chiffa, Algeria; Date - 26 June 1943 DETTMANN, RONALD ALEXANDER KENNETH Flight Sergeant 412409 608sq...
Aircraft - Wellington MK XIV HF296; Place - Algeria; Date - 4 March 1944 WILSON, ALFRED GEORGE Flight Sergeant 426195 36sq MACAF 4/03/1944 27...
Aircraft - Wellington DF 568 (150SQN); Place - Blida, United Kingdom; Date - 27 January 1943 BARNETT, MILTON HOWITT Sergeant 411240 150sq...
There's a "5" on the shoulder patch To my eye it represents the 5th US Air Force - typing this into wiki gives a nice image of the patch about...
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