WATLING, Edward
| Service Number: | 17174 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1940, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 14 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Armadale, WA, 25 July 1912 |
| Home Town: | Armadale, Armadale, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Accidental - crashed while on patrol, Yetna, WA, 15 March 1943, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Geraldton War Cemetery, Western Australia Plot A. Row A. Grave 15 |
| Memorials: | Armadale War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narra Tarra Beaufort Bomber A9-173 Air Crash Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 17174 | |
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| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 17174, No. 14 Squadron (RAAF), Perth, WA |
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Son of Herbert and Annie Watling; husband of Therese Veronica Watling, of East Fremantle.
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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