MUDGE, Leith Chandler
| Service Number: | 416879 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 80 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia, 5 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | Lock, Elliston, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Streaky Bay Public School & St. Peter's College, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Manager of Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd. at Lock |
| Died: | Flying Battle, New Guinea, 21 May 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery T C 11, Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lock and Tooligie District Honour Roll, Minnipa War Memorial Oval Arch Gates, Streaky Bay and District Roll of Honour WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Oct 1941: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 416879 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 416879 | |
| 21 May 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 416879, No. 80 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Died in Air Operations in Dutch New Guinea
Private Casualty Advices
Mrs. E. M. Mudge of Streaky Bay. has been notified that her elder son. PO Leith Chandler Mudge, lost his life on May 21 during air operations in Dutch New Guinea He was educated at the Streaky Bay public school and St. Peter's College, Adelaide, and joined the staff of Goldsbrough. Mort & Co., Ltd. At the time of his enlistment he was managing the branch office at Lock. In 1941 he married Miss Doris Gilles
pie, of Minnipa, who died in the same year.
The Advertiser Tuesday 22 August 1944 page 3
Submitted 5 March 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Private Casualty Advices
Mrs. E. M. Mudge of Streaky Bay. has been notified that her elder son. PO Leith Chandler Mudge, lost his life on May 21 during air operations in Dutch New Guinea He was educated at the Streaky Bay public school and St. Peter's College, Adelaide, and joined the staff of Goldsbrough. Mort & Co., Ltd. At the time of his enlistment he was managing the branch office at Lock. In 1941 he married Miss Doris Gillespie, of Minnipa, who died in the same year.
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer Mudge 416879 of 80SQN RAAF was killed when Kittyhawk A29-536 was shot down at Maffin, New Guinea
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