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Pilot Officer Harry Sidney James Terrill

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Pilot Officer Harry Sidney James Terrill Veteran

Birth
Heidelberg, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia
Death
18 Nov 1943 (aged 20)
Kiama, Kiama Municipality, New South Wales, Australia
Burial
Camden, Camden Council, New South Wales, Australia GPS-Latitude: -34.0716775, Longitude: 150.6817066
Plot
Plot E. Row A. Grave 6.
Memorial ID
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WW2 Service Royal Australian Air Force Rank Pilot Officer 419426
Posting on Death: 73 Squadron
Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Beaufort A9-350; Place - Kiama, NSW; Date - 18 November 1943.
Crashed Into Saddle Back Mountain Near Kiama, NSW During a Night Cross Country Exercise; Flying in 32 Sqn Aircraft
The crew of Beaufort A9-350 were;

Flight Sergeant Ronald Cecil Christie (410630) (Pilot)
Sergeant Francis Nelson Fanning (419465) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Sergeant Douglas Reginald James (418721) (Navigator)
Sergeant Reginald Alfred Sharples (419226) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Pilot Officer Harry Sydney James Terrill (419426) (Navigator, Supernumerary)

Harry is mentioned on the Community Honour Roll in Canterbury Vic. also his name is located at panel 103 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial .

Son of Alfred Cunningham Terrill and Emily Beatrice May (Scriven) Terrill, of Canterbury, Victoria.
View Memorial site here
WW2 Service Royal Australian Air Force Rank Pilot Officer 419426
Posting on Death: 73 Squadron
Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Beaufort A9-350; Place - Kiama, NSW; Date - 18 November 1943.
Crashed Into Saddle Back Mountain Near Kiama, NSW During a Night Cross Country Exercise; Flying in 32 Sqn Aircraft
The crew of Beaufort A9-350 were;

Flight Sergeant Ronald Cecil Christie (410630) (Pilot)
Sergeant Francis Nelson Fanning (419465) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Sergeant Douglas Reginald James (418721) (Navigator)
Sergeant Reginald Alfred Sharples (419226) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Pilot Officer Harry Sydney James Terrill (419426) (Navigator, Supernumerary)

Harry is mentioned on the Community Honour Roll in Canterbury Vic. also his name is located at panel 103 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial .

Son of Alfred Cunningham Terrill and Emily Beatrice May (Scriven) Terrill, of Canterbury, Victoria.

Inscription

Son of M and Late A Terrill Ex A.F.C.
Brother of Elva ~ A True Man



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