LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Edward George PRETTY
Service No: 12127
Born: Cobar NSW, 17 October 1915
Enlisted in the RAAF: 22 January 1940
Unit: No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School, Narromine NSW
Died: Ground Accident, near Trangie NSW, 24 January 1943, Aged 27 Years
Buried: Narromine War Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Herbert Edward and Ethel Rose Pretty, of Cobar
Roll of Honour: Cobar NSW
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 0200 hours on the 24 January 1943, Sergeant Pretty, a Fitter II Engines, was killed when a motor car overturned on the road two miles west of Trangie, New South Wales. Three other passengers in the car were injured. Involved in the accident were:
Sergeant Donald Appelby (14899) Injured, Discharged from the RAAF: 13 December 1945
Leading Aircraftman Arthur James Laverack (25184) Injured, Discharged from the RAAF: 21 August 1945
Sergeant Edward George Pretty (12127)
Sergeant George Clark Smith (8153) Injured, Discharged from the RAAF: 24 October 1945
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/33/6