PEDROTTA, George Louis
| Service Number: | 80149 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 April 1942, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 14 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Mount Magnet, WA, 10 May 1910 |
| Home Town: | Norseman, Dundas, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Convent of Mercy Midland Junction |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental - Crashed whilst on patrol, Yetna, WA, 15 March 1943, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Geraldton War Cemetery, Western Australia Plot A. Row A. Grave 13. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narra Tarra Beaufort Bomber A9-173 Air Crash Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 80149 | |
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| 9 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 80149, No. 14 Squadron (RAAF), Perth, WA |
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Son of Louis George and Annie Pedrotta; husband of Winifred Hilda Pedrotta, of Bellevue.
EIGHT MEN KILLED.
FIVE WEST AUSTRALIANS.
PERTH, This Morning - In a plane crash which occurred on Monday in this State, 8 airmen were killed, 5 being West Australians. The victims were: Pilot- Officer George Bishop (wireless air gunner), Prospect, S.A.; Sgt. Donald Ashby Waite (pilot of plane), Tasmania; Sgt. Robert Ambrose Redman (observer), Adelaide, S.A.; Sgt. Edward Watling (wireless air gunner), Armadale; Sgt. Charles Vincent Patching (fitter), Pearce; L.A.C. Herbert Spencer Kilpatrick (fitter), Bassendean; L.A.C. George Louis Pedrotta (flight mechanic), Bellevue; A.C.1 Godfrey Carter (electrician), South Perth.
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