MCGIBBON, John Frederick Sinclair
| Service Number: | 427129 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School West Sale |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 11 November 1922 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 16 April 1978, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 24 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 427129, No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School West Sale | |
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| 24 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 427129 | |
| 1 Oct 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 427129, No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School West Sale | |
| 1 Oct 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 427129 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 427129 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
John was the youngest of five children of Sinclair James McGibbon (born 1875 in Kew, Victoria) and Rettie Paltridge Paterson (born 1880 on Kangaroo Island, South Australia). Sinclair was a Chartered Accountant in 1896 when he moved to Perth, Western Australia and established his own business (S J McGibbon and Co). He married Rettie in 1900 in Perth. They settled in West Perth where Sinclair expanded his Chartered Accountants business and held a number of positions on Boards and Clubs, including the WA Lawn Tennis Assn and Rotary, and as President of the King's Park Tennis Club (Who's Who).
John was a Dentistry student in 1942 when he enlisted in the RAAF. He was a Pilot Officer (Service No:427129) attached to Central Gunnery School when he was Discharged in 1945. Brother Kenneth Sinclair James (Lieutenant; Service No:WX32861), sister Rita Sinclair (RAAF, Service No:105474) and Brother - in - Law Keith Oscar Munro Baker (Flight Sergeant, Service No:54109) also served in WWII.
John completed his studies and was a Dentist in Perth in 1952 when he married Eunice Hogarth Baker (born 1918 in Bunbury, WA). Eunice had worked as a Salewoman and Manageress in Perth before marriage. John and Eunice lived in Perth, WA where John was a Dentist. John died in April 1978 and Eunice in June 1978.