QUAIL, Arthur Edward
Plane was a Hudson Bomber A16-126 which attacked Japanese shipping at Gasmarta harbour in New Britain. The planes were intercepted by Japanese fighters and shot down. The wreckage of the plane was discovered 60 years later in the New Guinea jungle.
Last Name
QUAIL
Given Names
Arthur Edward
Service Number
404748
Date of Birth
08/09/1920
Birth Location
Warren QLD.
Enlistment Date
08/11/1940
Enlistment Location
Brisbane
1Wags Start Date
29/05/1941
Course Details
WAGS Course 14
Intake Date
29/05/1941
Finish Date
15/12/1941
Kill Date or Discharge Date
11/02/1942 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
23 SQN
Rank
Sergeant
Operations
Air ops. Enemy action near Gasmata Territory of New Guinea
Date of Death
11/02/1942
Age
21
Cemetery / Memorial
Rabaul Memorial Cemetery New Guinea
Medals
1939-45 Star Pacific Star War medal
Notes
Plane was a Hudson Bomber A16-126 which attacked Japanese shipping at Gasmarta harbour in New Britain. The planes were intercepted by Japanese fighters and shot down. The wreckage of the plane was discovered 60 years later in the New Guinea jungle.
Posting on Death
23 Squadron
NAA Status
DIGITIZED
