LOCKIE, Hartley Horace
| Service Number: | NX151680 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 August 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | HQ Base Ordnance Depots |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 23 February 1908 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Aircraft accident), Springsure, Queensland, Australia, 16 November 1943, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld Plot A. Row A. Grave 16 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX151680 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Lieutenant, HQ Base Ordnance Depots | |
| 11 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX151680 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Lieutenant Harley Horace Lockie (NX151680) of HQ Number 12 Advanced Ordnance Depot, Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Son of Sidney Leslie and Nellie Lockie
Husband of Madge Grahame Lockie of Orange, NSW
USAAC Dakota C-47A (C-47-20-DL, VH-CGK, #42-23420 possibly named Pushy Cat) of the 21st Troop Carrier Squadron of the 374th Troop Carrier Group left Batchelor airfield headed for Archerfield airfield in Brisbane. The aircraft broke up in mid-air during a violent storm over Rewan Station south of Springsure in Queensland killing all on board:
USAAC (Crew):
2nd Lieutenant Raymond E. Anglin (Pilot) (0-665501)
2nd Lieutenant Joseph W. Kennedy (Co-pilot) (0-680036)
Sergeant Frank J. Ropinski (Aerial Engineer)
Sergeant Harold L. Baumstein (Radio Operator)
Sergeant Robert L. Adkins (passenger)
Australian Army (passengers):
Lieutenant Harley Horace Lockie (NX151680)
Lieutenant Ross Rowsell (NX107453)
Sergeant Victor Frederick Bishop (NX82072)
Sergeant Thomas William Davey (VX69200)
Sergeant William Joseph Parker (NX133213)
Gunner William Howard Dorman (QX24775)
Private Andrew Henry Mildren (QX52001)
Royal Australian Air Force (passengers):
Flight Lieutenant Roy Edgar Abbot (264204)
Flight Lieutenant Albert Ernest Watkin (405265)
Sergeant Ronald Keith Pitchford (410850)
Corporal William Brady (35720)
Corporal Francis Paul Morris (71310)
LAC John Given Maxwell (21638)
LAC Stanley Kirk Sims (28071) 452 Sqn
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