Howard John JAMES-MARTIN

JAMES-MARTIN, Howard John

Service Number: 416355
Enlisted: 24 May 1941, Adelaide SA
Last Rank: Warrant Officer
Last Unit: No. 82 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Peterborough, South Australia, 12 June 1920
Home Town: Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling: Murray Bridge School, South Australia - Intermediate
Occupation: Fruitgrower
Died: Stroke, Adelaide, South Australia , 10 June 2014, aged 93 years
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Enlisted and served as Howard John MARTIN

 

May 1941      Initial Training School        Somers

July 1941       Elementary flying training  Parafield

Sep 1941       Service Flying Training       Point Cook

Nov 1941       Graduated Sgt Pilot           Point Cook

Feb 1942       Staff Pilot WAG                  Maryborough, Qld

Jan 1943        4 Op traning unit              Williamtown

Feb 1943        25 Squadron                    Pearce WA

Dec 1943       23 Squadron                     Nadzab, New Guinea

Mar 1944       25 Squadron                     Jacky Jacky

Mar 1945       Op Training Unit                Mildura

Aug 1945       25 Squadron                     Pearce WA 

 Aug 1945       82 Squadron                    Labuan 

Dec 1945       Discharge

Manuscript compiled by Peter James-Martin in 1993 (www.awm.gov.au) titled 'RAAF Years 1941-1945: A personal recall' 

 

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