WHITTARD, Percival James
Plane was a Wellington bomber which crashed on landing at Iraq airfield Habbaniya with 3 RAAF airmen of 216 RAF killed. War graves were vandalized over 40 years by the Iraq Military but has been partly restored.
Last Name
WHITTARD
Given Names
Percival James
Service Number
416238
Date of Birth
04/01/1916
Birth Location
Port Pirie S.A
Enlistment Date
24/04/1941
Enlistment Location
Adelaide
1Wags Start Date
14/11/1941
Course Details
WAGS Course 20
Intake Date
13/11/1941
Finish Date
01/06/1942
To
2BAGS
Kill Date or Discharge Date
21/07/1943 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
1 MEFC
Rank
Sergeant
Operations
Aircraft accident Iraq
Date of Death
21/07/1943
Age
27
Cemetery / Memorial
Habbaniya War Cemetery Iraq
Notes
Plane was a Wellington bomber which crashed on landing at Iraq airfield Habbaniya with 3 RAAF airmen of 216 RAF killed. War graves were vandalized over 40 years by the Iraq Military but has been partly restored.
Posting on Death
1 MEFC
NAA Status
NOT YET EXAMINED
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