Squadron/s | 79 SQN |
Rank On Discharge/Death | Warrant Officer (WOFF) |
Mustering / Specialisation | Pilot |
Date of Birth | 15 Nov 1920 |
Date of Death | 22 Sep 1945 |
Contributing Author/s | Compiled by Vince Conant 2016 The Spitfire Association |
Date of birth - 15 Nov 1920
Place of birth - STRATHFIELD NSW
Place of enlistment - SYDNEY
Next of Kin - LEAHY JOHN
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Conflict / Operation: Second World War, 1939-1945
Conflict eligibility date: Second World War, 1939-1947
Date of death: 22 September 1945
Place of death: Halmahera Island, Netherlands East Indies
Cause of death: Accidental
Cemetery or memorial details: Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
Source: AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force
A58-489 LF.VIII MT509
Rec 3AD ex UK 04/07/44.Allocated 6AD for temporary storage 30/08/44. Rec 6AD 06/10/44. Allocated 79 Sqn RAAF 01/11/44. Rec 79 Sqn RAAF 06/12/44. Rec 6AD ex 79 Sqn RAAF 15/01/45. Rec 79 Sqn RAAF and Coded UP-L 23/03/45. Damaged slightly by enemy AA Fire 1430 hrs 10/05/45 to starboard mainplane over Doro Village. Pilot, F/Lt J D Rumbold Serv#408704 not injured. Rec 9RSU 15/05/45. Post war accident 0930hrs 22/09/45 when aircraft, now coded as UP-E, was flying low over Galela Lake piloted by W/O C W Leahy Serv#421683. Aircraft's airscrew struck water with the aircraft breaking up on contact and sinking. ADF Serials