WHALING, Harry Maurice
| Service Numbers: | 2465, NX18480 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, 13 July 1900 |
| Home Town: | Wahroonga, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (during Air Operations), Wewak, New Guinea, 17 February 1945, aged 44 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery KK D 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Turramurra Memorial Park Memorial Gates |
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Harry Whaling was a veteran of Gallipoli and the Western Front in the First World War
Sergeant Harry Maurice Whaling NX18480 of 2/160 Australian Supply Depot Platoon and Private Edward John Collins VX50622 of 2/188 Australian Supply Depot Platoon were killed when RAAF 36 Squadron Dakota A65-34 (VH-CUF) crashed while performing airdrop duties to Australian ground forces near But in Wewak, New Guinea
Four of the RAAF crewmen were also killed:
Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Robert Charles Mathews 407125 of 36 Squadron
Pilot Officer Donald Gordon Campbell 418718 of 36 Squadron
Corporal Arthur Edward Guy 142679 of 37 Operational Base Tadji
Corporal Keith Hardham 129265 of 37 Operational Base Tadji
There were two survivors: Squadron Leader Lewis Keith Jackson 261723 RAAF and Private Joseph George Law TX13582 (T24441) of 2/160 Australian Supply Depot Platoon
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