How a missing Port Kembla WWII pilot's dog tags were found in the Irian Jaya jungle after 76 years

Greg Ellis
Updated September 21 2019 - 8:52am, first published 8:51am
Mystery solved: John Walter Bissett-Amess, of Mount Warrigal, with the Catalina at HARS which is similar to the one his uncle was on board with nine other crew when it crashed in Irian Jaya. Picture: Greg Ellis.
Mystery solved: John Walter Bissett-Amess, of Mount Warrigal, with the Catalina at HARS which is similar to the one his uncle was on board with nine other crew when it crashed in Irian Jaya. Picture: Greg Ellis.

A Port Kembla WWII pilot's dog tags have been found in the Irian Jayan jungle 76 years after his plane went missing. GREG ELLIS spoke to his nephew with the same name who says his family now has closure.

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Greg Ellis

Greg Ellis

Business Editor

Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.

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