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BANDY, John Percy William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 401021 |
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Enlisted: | 8 December 1940 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 20 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Mildura, Victoria, 20 December 1918 |
Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
Schooling: | Mildura High School |
Occupation: | Window dresser |
Died: | Prisoner of War, Coral Sea, Off New Guinea, 7 May 1942, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave (at sea) - Panel 9, Port Moresby Memorial, Port Moresby, Papua, Papua New Guinea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
8 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 401021, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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8 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 401021 | |
7 May 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 401021, No. 20 Squadron (RAAF), Prisoners of War |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Hannah Beatrice Bandy; husband of Joyce Irene Bandy, of St. Kilda, Victoria.
Plane was Catalina A24-22. In 20 Squadron.Some of the crew were picked by Matsue Maru and taken to Rabaul.
Whether they remained at Rabaul or continued on is hard to determine