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WHITBURN, John Albert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 424809 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 455 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 30 August 1916 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North Sea, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, 6 May 1944, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 9 Oct 1942: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 424809 | |
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| 9 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Woolloomooloo, NSW | |
| 9 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 424809 | |
| 6 May 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 424809, No. 455 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Plane was a Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk.X which crashed after intense flak on an operation to carry out a shipping strike north of Borkum on the Dutch Coast. The 2 crew were killed. - Courtesy of WAGS