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SHELDON, Mark Ernest
Personal Details
Service Number: | 402256 |
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Enlisted: | 22 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 75 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Granville, New South Wales, Australia, 19 November 1914 |
Home Town: | Eastwood, Ryde, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, New Guinea, 11 August 1942, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 402256 | |
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22 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
22 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 402256, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF) | |
11 Aug 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 402256, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Sheldon 402256 of 75 Squadron RAAF was killed when Kittyhawk A29-123 crashed in New Guinea