Roy Edward PERCIVAL
Year of Birth: 1921
Place of Birth: Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 15 August 1941, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Unit(s): No. 12 Squadron
Service Number: 413030
Died: 28 June 1946
Age: 24 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot B – Row A – Grave 17
Roy Percival was born 3 August 1921, his parents were Joseph and Katie Elizabeth (Richardson) Percival. He enlisted in Sydney, New South Wales and gave his next of kin as his mother, Katie Percival. His occupation was a Postman.
He flew many transport flights to Delhi, Singapore, Ceylon and the Australian Military Mission to Singapore for the surrender of the Japanese forces.
Flight Lieutenant Roy Percival met his death when he fell from a cliff at Edge Hill, Cairns.
Roy Edward Percival’s name is on Glen Innes Roll of Honour board and also located at panel 103 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (PERCIVA Roy Edward) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
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