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NELSON, Arthur Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 405874 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 80 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia, 10 August 1920 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shire council clerk |
| Died: | Prisoner of War - Executed by the Japanese, Kilwik, Indonesia, 8 November 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Ballina Surf Lifesaving Club Honour Roll, Lismore Terania Shire Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 405874 | |
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| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 405874 | |
| 13 Oct 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 405874, No. 80 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Lieutenant Arthur Douglas Nelson 405874 in Kittyhawk A29-665 of 80SQN RAAF was on an attack mission against Japanese watercraft and motor transport in the Kai Islands, Netherlands East Indies on the 13th of October 1944
His aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and he made a forced landing near Little Kai (Kei) Island; he managed to paddle to shore, where he was captured by Japanese forces
He was executed on the 8th of November 1944 - two Japanese officers were sentenced to death for his murder in September 1948
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