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DANIELL, John William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 140 |
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Enlisted: | 15 July 1936 |
Last Rank: | Wing Commander |
Last Unit: | No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Perth Western Australia , 9 February 1917 |
Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Perth Modern School, Western Australia, 1931-35 |
Occupation: | Student |
Died: | Air operations Accident, Off Queensland Coast, Australia, 28 February 1943, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cairns Catalina A24-25 Memorial Plaque, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW2 Honour Board |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
15 Jul 1936: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Air Cadet, 140, RAAF Point Cook |
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World War 2 Service
15 Jul 1936: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, 140, No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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12 Feb 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 140, No. 14 Squadron (RAAF) | |
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Wing Commander, 140 | |
1 Oct 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander | |
7 Feb 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, 140, No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Padget
Wing Commander John William Daniell was the son of John James Daniell and Marguerette Gertrude Daniell, of Mount Lawley, Western Australia.
Wing Commander Daniell was the captain of RAAF Catalina aircraft A24-25 and was recorded as having been lost on an anti-submarine patrol while operating from Cairns QLD, 11 crew members were lost.