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WILSON, James Rupert
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| Service Number: | 40196 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia, 24 July 1922 |
| Home Town: | Cohuna, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Kokoda, Papua New Guinea, 12 October 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea C7. F. 8. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by John Edwards
416205 Sgt. James Rupert Wilson of No. 30 Squadron RAAF was lost on operations (along with 416205 Sgt Thomas Ian Butterfield (/explore/people/515299)) while flying Beaufighter aircraft A19-68 on a strafing mission over Japanese positions at Kokoda on October 12 1942.
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