David John SHEARMAN

SHEARMAN, David John

Service Number: 411394
Enlisted: 28 April 1941
Last Rank: Flight Sergeant
Last Unit: Operational Training Units (RAF)
Born: Perth, Western Australia , 24 June 1921
Home Town: Bellevue Hill, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling: Scots College Perth, Western Australia (1930-37)
Occupation: Bank Clerk
Died: Flying Accident, Mediterranean Sea, Middle East, 2 May 1943, aged 21 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Malta Memorial, Malta
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney WW2 Honour Roll, Malta Memorial, Floriana
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flight Sergeant, 411394
28 Apr 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 411394, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF)
28 Apr 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 411394, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park
11 Dec 1941: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant
11 Jun 1942: Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant
3 Jul 1942: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 411394, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre
4 Apr 1943: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 411394, Operational Training Units (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, 73 Operational Training Unit - training Accident

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Sergeant Shearman 411394 was killed when RAF Kittyhawk AL169 was reported missing on a test flight - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Malta Memorial