KAVANAGH, Errol Martin
Service Number: | O2094 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | HMAS Melbourne (I) |
Born: | Millicent, South Australia, 2 July 1944 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Pilot |
Died: | Accidental (air crash), Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 13 March 1993, aged 48 years |
Cemetery: |
Hall General Cemetery, A.C.T. Buried on 17 Mar 1993 (allotment index: 1-1-025 Catholic section) |
Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
31 May 1965: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, O2094 | |
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31 May 1965: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, O2094, HMAS Melbourne (I) | |
25 Apr 1966: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, O2094 | |
25 May 1966: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, O2094 |
Bio - Errol Martin Kavanagh
He was born in South Australia in 1944. In 1962 he joined the RAN and gained his wings two years later, flying the Fairey Gannet an Anti-Submarine aircraft. He later converted to A4 Skyhawks and became a Qualified Flying Instructor.
His naval career was distinguished and very much operational. In 1976 he was the Commanding Officer of HMAS Ibis, a Ton Class Minesweeper. He left the RAN as a Commander in 1987, and joined Qantas in 1989. For some years he was involved in raising money for the ACT Society for the Physically Handicapped and it was at the 1993 fund raising event that Errol tragically lost his life when the Mig15 aircraft he was flying caught fire and crashed.
The Errol Kavanagh Memorial Oval in Narrabundah ACT is named after him.
Submitted 14 December 2015 by Mark Hendricks
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