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WEST, John David
Personal Details
Service Number: | 425392 |
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Enlisted: | 1 February 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Mt. Morgan Queensland Australia , 25 March 1922 |
Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Schooling: | Mt. Morgan State High School, Queensland, Australia(1933-36) |
Occupation: | Truck Driver |
Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 25 March 1944, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Coll. Grave Plot 16. Row E. Grave 2-5 Local Roll of Honour- Mt. Morgan Queensland Australia , Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 425392 | |
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1 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 425392, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate | |
1 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 425392 | |
28 Mar 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 3 Wireless Air Gunnery School Maryborough | |
15 Oct 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
13 Dec 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 425392, Emb. Sydney for U.K. | |
15 Apr 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
27 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 425392, Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
9 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 425392, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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