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HOOD, John McGeachie
Personal Details
Service Number: | 408041 |
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Enlisted: | 15 August 1940, Enlisted at Hobart |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 8 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia , 20 June 1913 |
Home Town: | Wembley, Cambridge, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Tasmania University, Australia |
Occupation: | Journalist |
Died: | Flying Battle, Singapore, 18 January 1942, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery 6. E. 18. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
15 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408041, Enlisted at Hobart | |
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18 Jan 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408041, No. 8 Squadron (RAAF), Killed in Action: lost in flying battle (in a Hudson A16-95) near Sembawang, Singapore |
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Roll of Honour: Panel 99, (AWM) Canberra, ACT, Australia.