~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Military Service History~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Service Number:--- 437058
Enlisted:--- 15 October 1942, in Adelaide, South Australia.
Service Branch:--- Royal Australian Airforce, RAAF.
Last Rank:--- Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:--- 358 Squadron (RAF), Jessore, India.
Born:--- Broken Hill, New South Wales, 10th January 1924.
Civilian Employment:--- Railway Clerk.
Martial Status:--- Single
Religion:--- Methodist
Next of Kin:---Father, Mr Harold Pryor, Railway Town, Broken Hill.
Home Address:--- 161 Bismuth St, Railway Town, Broken Hill.
Fate:--- Died Flying Battle, Indo China, 25 February 1945, aged 21 years.
Buried:--- Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong.
Parents:--- Harold Rupert Torr Pryor and Florence Maud Nankivell married, 1913, NSW.
Other Details:--- On the 25th February 1945, Liberator EW188 was reported missing on a special operation into Indo-China. The aircraft took off at 1044Z hours and was last seen at base 23.11 North 089.11 East when setting course. Nothing was heard from the aircraft and it failed to return from the mission.
Later No 8 Searcher Team under the command of the US Army HQ China Theatre located the crashed aircraft 40 kms west of the village of Phu-Loc which is 25 kms south of Hue. All the crew members had been killed.
The crew members of EW188 were:---
Flying Officer Dennis Joseph Boston (164443) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber)
Flying Officer Louise Philippe Cloutier (J/24817) (RCAF) (Pilot)
Warrant Officer George Ernest Foster (657237) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Sergeant George Walter Mount (934689) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant James Patrick Joseph Power (1796476) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Robert George Pryor (437058) (Second Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Mervyn Rex Vagg (430230) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Eric Francis Warmer (419146) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Service Number:--- 437058
Enlisted:--- 15 October 1942, in Adelaide, South Australia.
Service Branch:--- Royal Australian Airforce, RAAF.
Last Rank:--- Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:--- 358 Squadron (RAF), Jessore, India.
Born:--- Broken Hill, New South Wales, 10th January 1924.
Civilian Employment:--- Railway Clerk.
Martial Status:--- Single
Religion:--- Methodist
Next of Kin:---Father, Mr Harold Pryor, Railway Town, Broken Hill.
Home Address:--- 161 Bismuth St, Railway Town, Broken Hill.
Fate:--- Died Flying Battle, Indo China, 25 February 1945, aged 21 years.
Buried:--- Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong.
Parents:--- Harold Rupert Torr Pryor and Florence Maud Nankivell married, 1913, NSW.
Other Details:--- On the 25th February 1945, Liberator EW188 was reported missing on a special operation into Indo-China. The aircraft took off at 1044Z hours and was last seen at base 23.11 North 089.11 East when setting course. Nothing was heard from the aircraft and it failed to return from the mission.
Later No 8 Searcher Team under the command of the US Army HQ China Theatre located the crashed aircraft 40 kms west of the village of Phu-Loc which is 25 kms south of Hue. All the crew members had been killed.
The crew members of EW188 were:---
Flying Officer Dennis Joseph Boston (164443) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber)
Flying Officer Louise Philippe Cloutier (J/24817) (RCAF) (Pilot)
Warrant Officer George Ernest Foster (657237) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Sergeant George Walter Mount (934689) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant James Patrick Joseph Power (1796476) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Robert George Pryor (437058) (Second Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Mervyn Rex Vagg (430230) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Eric Francis Warmer (419146) (Wireless Air Gunner)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Military Service History~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Service Number:--- 437058
Enlisted:--- 15 October 1942, in Adelaide, South Australia.
Service Branch:--- Royal Australian Airforce, RAAF.
Last Rank:--- Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:--- 358 Squadron (RAF), Jessore, India.
Born:--- Broken Hill, New South Wales, 10th January 1924.
Civilian Employment:--- Railway Clerk.
Martial Status:--- Single
Religion:--- Methodist
Next of Kin:---Father, Mr Harold Pryor, Railway Town, Broken Hill.
Home Address:--- 161 Bismuth St, Railway Town, Broken Hill.
Fate:--- Died Flying Battle, Indo China, 25 February 1945, aged 21 years.
Buried:--- Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong.
Parents:--- Harold Rupert Torr Pryor and Florence Maud Nankivell married, 1913, NSW.
Other Details:--- On the 25th February 1945, Liberator EW188 was reported missing on a special operation into Indo-China. The aircraft took off at 1044Z hours and was last seen at base 23.11 North 089.11 East when setting course. Nothing was heard from the aircraft and it failed to return from the mission.
Later No 8 Searcher Team under the command of the US Army HQ China Theatre located the crashed aircraft 40 kms west of the village of Phu-Loc which is 25 kms south of Hue. All the crew members had been killed.
The crew members of EW188 were:---
Flying Officer Dennis Joseph Boston (164443) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber)
Flying Officer Louise Philippe Cloutier (J/24817) (RCAF) (Pilot)
Warrant Officer George Ernest Foster (657237) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Sergeant George Walter Mount (934689) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant James Patrick Joseph Power (1796476) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Robert George Pryor (437058) (Second Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Mervyn Rex Vagg (430230) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Eric Francis Warmer (419146) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Service Number:--- 437058
Enlisted:--- 15 October 1942, in Adelaide, South Australia.
Service Branch:--- Royal Australian Airforce, RAAF.
Last Rank:--- Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:--- 358 Squadron (RAF), Jessore, India.
Born:--- Broken Hill, New South Wales, 10th January 1924.
Civilian Employment:--- Railway Clerk.
Martial Status:--- Single
Religion:--- Methodist
Next of Kin:---Father, Mr Harold Pryor, Railway Town, Broken Hill.
Home Address:--- 161 Bismuth St, Railway Town, Broken Hill.
Fate:--- Died Flying Battle, Indo China, 25 February 1945, aged 21 years.
Buried:--- Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong.
Parents:--- Harold Rupert Torr Pryor and Florence Maud Nankivell married, 1913, NSW.
Other Details:--- On the 25th February 1945, Liberator EW188 was reported missing on a special operation into Indo-China. The aircraft took off at 1044Z hours and was last seen at base 23.11 North 089.11 East when setting course. Nothing was heard from the aircraft and it failed to return from the mission.
Later No 8 Searcher Team under the command of the US Army HQ China Theatre located the crashed aircraft 40 kms west of the village of Phu-Loc which is 25 kms south of Hue. All the crew members had been killed.
The crew members of EW188 were:---
Flying Officer Dennis Joseph Boston (164443) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber)
Flying Officer Louise Philippe Cloutier (J/24817) (RCAF) (Pilot)
Warrant Officer George Ernest Foster (657237) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Sergeant George Walter Mount (934689) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant James Patrick Joseph Power (1796476) (RAFVR) (Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Robert George Pryor (437058) (Second Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Mervyn Rex Vagg (430230) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Eric Francis Warmer (419146) (Wireless Air Gunner)
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