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ENTWISTLE, John Drew
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 250796, O4640 |
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Enlisted: | 8 March 1940, Melbourne, VIC |
Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | Air Force Headquarters |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 18 June 1919 |
Home Town: | Westbourne Park (Cottonville), Mitcham, South Australia |
Schooling: | St Peters School Collegiate, Adelaide, South Australia |
Occupation: | AIr Force Officer |
Died: | Aircraft Crash, Mallala, South Australia, 25 November 1953, aged 34 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General B Path 7 Grave 590 |
Memorials: | Mallala Bristol Freighter A81-2 Crash Site, Medindie Wilderness School Roll of Honour WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
8 Mar 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 250796, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
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8 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 250796, Aircrew Training Units, Melbourne, VIC | |
8 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O4640 | |
8 Mar 1944: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
10 Mar 1944: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, London Gazette | |
22 Feb 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O4640, Air Force Headquarters |
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