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BATES, John Charles
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| Service Number: | 409495 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 75 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Little River, Victoria, Australia, 28 May 1921 |
| Home Town: | Little River, Wyndham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Little River State School and Gordon Institute of Technology, Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wool Sorter for Strahan & Co, Geelong, Victoria |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Netherlands East Indies, 10 October 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated ~ Column 9, Ambon Memorial, Ambon, Indonesia. |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Little River Roll of Honor WW2 |
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Kittyhawk fighter aircraft A29-507 and A29-577 of 75SQN RAAF were posted as missing while on patrol near Misool Island in the Netherlands East Indies - the pilots were Flight Lieutenant Alan Wallace Campbell Morrison 416186 (A29-507) and Warrant Officer John Charles Bates 409495 (A29-432) - their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Ambon Memorial
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