John William Dorney (1943 - 1986)

Ancestors

Died 27 Dec 1986 at about age 43 in Nadi, Western, Fiji

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Biography

John was born in 1943. He was the son of John Dorney and Dorothy Bramble. He passed away on 27 Dec 1986. accidentally killed when a plane he was one of the pilots, crashed close to Nadi International Airport.

Captain John Dorney was from New Castle, New South Wales, Australia.^[1]

John's relatives and friends were invited to attend his funeral.^[2]

John was mentioned on a memorial in Bulahdelah General Cemetery, Bulahdelah, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia with a death date of 1986. His headstone includes his complete date of death as 27 Dec 1986.^[3]

Research Note

• No death for John found in NSW death index.

Sources

1. ↑ Investigation Begins.The Age Melbourne, Victoria, Victoria, Australia · Tuesday, December 30, 1986. page 7.
2. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia · Tuesday, December 30, 1986; page 19.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #49766517 (accessed 6 January 2023)
   Memorial page for John William Dorney (unknown-1986), citing Bulahdelah General Cemetery, Bulahdelah, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia (plot: RC); Maintained by Frontierkoala (contributor 50543487).