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Name	Bernard Barton Creswell
Born	30 November, 1912 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Died	17 April, 1942 (aged 29) over Lae Harbour, Morobe, New Guinea
Cause of Death	killed in action
Related Entries	[View as tree] Thomson, Faith Lerinda (wife) White, Ivy Beatrice J. (mother-in-law) White, Frederick George (father-in-law) White, Hester (sister-in-law) White, Sybil Ollera (sister-in-law) White, Margaret (sister-in-law) White, Hope Jane (sister-in-law) Macleod, Eve Beatrice (sister-in-law) Campey, Nancy Marion I (sister-in-law) White, Diana (sister-in-law) White, Donella June (sister-in-law) Stainsby, Cecily (sister-in-law) West, Rosemary (sister-in-law) Campey, Lester Terence (brother-in-law) White, Roger George (brother-in-law) White, Maurice Henry (brother-in-law) Macleod, Archibald Clive (brother-in-law) White, Owen James (brother-in-law)
Education *	Perth Modern School (student)
Military Service *	World War II (officer, ?-1942) 10th Light Horse Regiment
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross (recipient)
Key Organisations *	Surf Life Saving Association of Australia (member)

* Dates are approximate

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