PITTENDRIGH, Robert Nisbet

PITTENDRIGH, Robert Nisbet – A Southern Downs Veteran

CONFLICT : WWII
SERVICE NO : 434575
RANK : Pilot Officer
UNIT : 194 Squadron
ENLISTMENT DATE : 16/12/1942
AGE : 19
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Brisbane, Queensland
PLACE OF BIRTH : Laidley, Queensland
RELIGION : Methodist
OCCUPATION : Bank Clerk
DATE OF DEATH : 3/05/1945
PLACE OF BURIAL : No Known Grave, Burma

MEMORIALS : Warwick State High School Roll of Honour 1939-1945, Warwick The Fallen 1939-1945, Warwick War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singapore Memorial

View this person’s Service File : PITTENDRIGH, Robert Nisbet

NOTES : Robert’s father was George Wesley Pittendrigh who served in WWI as a Chaplin and his mother was Janet Anne Pittendrigh.

He was a student at the Warwick State High School.

Robert’s plane was on a flight to Burma when it was reported as being overdue. A search was undertaken with no results.

The fate of the six crew would not be ascertained and their bodies were never recovered. They were all presumed dead.

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