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FO Neville William Alan Edwards

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FO Neville William Alan Edwards

Birth
Horsham, Horsham Rural City, Victoria, Australia
Death
11 Jul 1943 (aged 24)
Currie, King Island Council, Tasmania, Australia
Burial
Currie, King Island Council, Tasmania, Australia Add to Map
Plot
C. of E. Plot. Row D1. Grave 27.
Memorial ID
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Royal Australian Air Force Rank Flying Officer 401747
Posting on Death: 1 Operational Training Unit Bairnsdale Vic, he was one of 4 crew members killed when their Beaufort Aircraft crashed at Currie Aerodrome King Island.
Their A9-352 crashed 2 kms east of Currie Airfield while on approach to land.
The crew members of A9-352 who were all killed were:
Pilot Officer Neville William Allan Edwards (401747) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Pilot Officer John Alexander Kildea (418850) (Observer)
Pilot Officer Clarence Melville Leesue (417649) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Pilot Officer Harold Roy Snell (421408) (Pilot)
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His name is located at panel 112 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
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Son of Harry Smith Edwards and Ethel (Devling) Edwards.
Royal Australian Air Force Rank Flying Officer 401747
Posting on Death: 1 Operational Training Unit Bairnsdale Vic, he was one of 4 crew members killed when their Beaufort Aircraft crashed at Currie Aerodrome King Island.
Their A9-352 crashed 2 kms east of Currie Airfield while on approach to land.
The crew members of A9-352 who were all killed were:
Pilot Officer Neville William Allan Edwards (401747) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Pilot Officer John Alexander Kildea (418850) (Observer)
Pilot Officer Clarence Melville Leesue (417649) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Pilot Officer Harold Roy Snell (421408) (Pilot)
~~~
His name is located at panel 112 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
~~~
Son of Harry Smith Edwards and Ethel (Devling) Edwards.

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