WIBER, James Henry
Service Numbers: | A22044, 422337 |
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Enlisted: | 26 April 1942 |
Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
Last Unit: | 82 Wing Headquarters (Amberley) |
Born: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 4 August 1921 |
Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | RAAF Warrant Officer - aircrew |
Died: | Flying Accident, Rosewood, Queensland, Australia, 7 March 1950, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld |
Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 422337 | |
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26 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, A22044 |
Non Warlike Service
7 Mar 1950: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, A22044, 82 Wing Headquarters (Amberley) |
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World War 2 Service
7 Mar 1950: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, A22044 | |
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Date unknown: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 422337 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
On the 7th of March 1950 RAAF Lincoln aircraft A73-44 crashed 8 miles south of Rosewood in Queensland killing all four crewmen:
Warrant Officer Stanley Samuel Templer 442804
Warrant Officer James Henry Wiber A22044 (422337)
Warrant Officer Leonard Maurice Bradney A22169 (443297)
Flight Lieutenant Clayton Brendan Lynch 415341 DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross)