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SWAIN, John Kenneth
Personal Details
Service Number: | 407994 |
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Enlisted: | 27 February 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Gordon, Sydney New South Wales Australia , 8 August 1912 |
Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
Schooling: | Sydney Church of England Grammar School (1925-29) |
Occupation: | Wool buyer and valuer |
Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, North West Europe, 27 January 1943, aged 30 years |
Cemetery: |
Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany Plot 2. Row C. Grave 19. Local Roll of Honour- Sydney New South Wales Australia , Rheinberg War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Germany |
Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
27 Feb 1941: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 407994 | |
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27 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
27 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 407994, No. 5 Initial Training School Pearce | |
27 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 407994 | |
29 Mar 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
22 Aug 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
18 Sep 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407994, Emb. Sydney for U.K. | |
14 Jan 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407994, Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
22 Feb 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
16 Nov 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 407994, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
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