SHEARD, Lauri Edwin

Plane was a Hudson A16-201 which was on a solo reconnaissance mission to shadow an enemy cruiser force north of Buna. The Hudson was attacked by 6 Japanese Zeros and the pilot P/0ff Warren Frank Cowan bravely engaged in a dogfight with each Zero. The Hudson was eventually shotdown.

Last Name
SHEARD
Given Names
Lauri Edwin
Service Number
416369
Date of Birth
09/03/1922
Birth Location
Gawler S.A
Enlistment Date
24/05/1941
Enlistment Location
Adelaide
1Wags Start Date
24/07/1941
Course Details
WAGS Course 15
Intake Date
21/06/1941
Finish Date
02/05/1942
To
2 BAGS
Kill Date or Discharge Date
22/07/1942 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
12 R&SU
Rank
Sergeant
Operations
Flying battle Buna New Guinea
Date of Death
22/07/1942
Age
22
Cemetery / Memorial
Port Moresby Bomana War Cemetery
Notes

Plane was a Hudson A16-201 which was on a solo reconnaissance mission to shadow an enemy cruiser force north of Buna. The Hudson was attacked by 6 Japanese Zeros and the pilot P/0ff Warren Frank Cowan bravely engaged in a dogfight with each Zero. The Hudson was eventually shotdown.

Posting on Death
12 R&SU Charters Towers
NAA Status
OPEN
1WAGS - SHEARD Lauri Edwin - Service Number 416369 (New_edited-1)

Acknowledgements

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