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SURMAN, John Leonard
Personal Details
Service Number: | O32537 |
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Enlisted: | 25 February 1948 |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 May 1929 |
Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Sydney Technical College and South Australia's School of Mines |
Occupation: | Radio Engineering Cadet with Phillips |
Died: | Flying Battle, Korea, 9 June 1952, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Gympie Memorial Lane Murals, Ipswich Korean War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Lithgow War Memorial, Norfolk Island Korean War Memorial, Wagga Wagga Korean Memorial |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
25 Feb 1948: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
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25 Feb 1948: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force |
Korean War Service
25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O32537, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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24 Apr 1952: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O32537 |
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