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John Thompson Pethybridge (1907 - 1935)

John Thompson (Tommy) Pethybridge
Born in Collingwood, Victoria, Australiamap
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Died at age 28 in Andaman Sea, Indian Oceanmap
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John Thompson 'Tommy' Pethybridge was born on 26th January 1907 in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. He was the eldest son of Marion (Vickers) Pethybridge and John Thompson Pethybridge. [1] The family was living in Tamworth, New South Wales, in 1909, Moree in 1912 and Glebe, in inner Sydney, in 1914.

On 8th November 1935, John was on a flight with Charles Kingsford Smith, attempting to break the England to Australia speed record, when they disappeared over the Andaman Sea. [2] John was 28 years of age.

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  1. Birth record: 2378 / 1907. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
    (Name: Jno Thompson PETHYBRIDGE); (Place: COLLINGWOOD, VIC); (Mother: Marion VICKERS); (Father: Jno Thompson)
  2. Wikipedia entry on Charles Kingsford Smith




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