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MCKECHNIE, John Philip
Personal Details
Service Number: | 400044 |
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Enlisted: | 29 April 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | No. 242 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 2 May 1918 |
Schooling: | Echuca High School, Victoria, Australia |
Died: | Victoria, Australia, 12 May 1992, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
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World War 2 Service
29 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 400044 | |
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29 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 400044, Melbourne, Victoria | |
5 Sep 1940: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, 400044 | |
19 Aug 1941: | Imprisoned | |
7 Oct 1941: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross | |
10 Dec 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 242 Squadron (RAF) | |
30 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 400044 | |
30 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 400044, No. 242 Squadron (RAF) |
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