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WHELAN, John Patrick
Personal Details
Service Number: | 403883 |
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Enlisted: | 4 March 1941 |
Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 78 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | Denman, Muswellbrook - New South Wales, Australia, 2 April 1921 |
Home Town: | Denman, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, France, 8 June 1944, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Bretigny-Sur-Orge Communal Cemetery, France (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: Column Graves/Grave 2., Bretigny-sur-Orge Communal Cemetery, Bretigny-sur-Orge, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 403883 | |
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4 Mar 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 403883, No. 78 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
4 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 403883, Aircrew Training Units, Sydney, NSW, Australia | |
4 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 403883 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Roger Bede Whelan and Grace Mary Whelan of Denman, NSW
Warrant Officer Whelan 403883 was killed in the loss of Halifax MZ636 of Number 78 Squadron RAF in the District of Seine et Oise, France