LOBBAN, John Gordon
Service Number: | 423771 |
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Enlisted: | 18 July 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 5 Operational Training Unit Forest Hill |
Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 17 June 1911 |
Home Town: | Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Aircraft accident, Wallan, Victoria, Australia, 29 April 1944, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria 1.P.B.16, Springvale War Cemetery, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Municipality of Strathfield WW2 Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 423771 | |
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18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 5 Operational Training Unit Forest Hill | |
18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 423771 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Robert and Marion Lobban
Husband of Nina Fisken Lobban of Strathfield, NSW
RAAF training aircraft Oxford LW999 crashed near Wallan, Victoria killing all crew onboard:
Squadron Leader Allyn Clive Douglass DSO, DFC (Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross) 404374
Flight Lieutenant Alexander Philip Stepto Wood 400747
Pilot Officer Gordon Lobban 423771