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BALES, John James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 426488 |
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Enlisted: | 18 February 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | Operational Training Units (RAF) |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 July 1923 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Accident, Egypt, Middle East, 7 August 1944, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt Fayid War Cemetery, Fayid, North Egypt, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Townsville WW2 HR |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 426488 | |
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18 Feb 1942: | Enlisted | |
17 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
17 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 426488 | |
7 Aug 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 426488, Operational Training Units (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, 73 Operational Training RAF |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Sergeant Bales 426488 of 73 Operational Training Unit RAF was killed when Kittyhawk ET962 crashed in Egypt