John DONALDSON

DONALDSON, John

Service Number: 400619
Enlisted: 18 September 1940
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Calcutta, India, 27 October 1918
Home Town: Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Flying Battle, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 14 January 1942, aged 23 years
Cemetery: Upavon Cemetery, Upavon, Wiltshire, England
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Martha Brighton District Boy Scout Memorial Gates
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Sergeant, 400619
18 Sep 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400619

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Sergeant John Donaldson 400619 RAAF and Sergeant Firman 103556 RAF were killed when Miles Master W8452 of Number 61 Operational Training Unit RAF crashed near West Lavington, Wiltshire, England