ANGUS, Colwyn Parker
| Service Numbers: | 429691, V265001 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Air Force - unspecified units |
| Born: | Lilydale, Victoria, Australia, 17 February 1921 |
| Home Town: | Morwell, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Morwell State School & Higher Elementary School, Yallourn, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental, Craigronald Hill, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, 6 December 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newton Stewart Cemetery, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Sec. M. Grave 3. Personal Inscription "His duty fearlessly and nobly done - ever remembered" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Morwell War Memorial, Newborough Cenotaph |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 429691 | |
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| 27 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V265001 | |
| 20 Oct 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V265001, 107 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment | |
| 21 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 429691 | |
| 6 Dec 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 429691, Royal Air Force - unspecified units, No. 2 (O) Advanced Flying Unit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Enlisted in the RAAF: 21 October 1942 (at Perth WA)
Unit: No. 2 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 2 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit Avro Anson EG693), Scotland.
On a non-operational night navigation exercise, three of the crew members were killed and Sergeant Schneider died of his injuries.
The crew members of EG693 were:
Flight Sergeant Colwyn Parker Angus (429691) (Pilot)
Sergeant John Walter Melhuish (1668187) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber)
Sergeant Kenneth Richard Ridehalgh (3010367) (RAFVR) (Student Wireless Operator)
Sergeant Maurice Schneider (1043645) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Roll of Honour: Morwell VIC
Remembered: Panel 118, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: Cenotaph Undercroft, State War Memorial, Kings Park WA
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Colwyn Parker ANGUS was born in Lilydale in Victoria on 17th February, 1921
His parents were Edmond Albert ANGUS & Florence Pearce POCOCK
He served in both the Army and the RAAF during WW2
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