DOWN, John William Berry
| Service Number: | 418086 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1942, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | EPSOM, ENGLAND, 29 January 1922 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Ivanhoe Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 418086, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 11 Aug 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 418086 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Mr and Mrs J. T. Down, of Rosyanna, have received information that their son, Flight-Sgt J. W. B. Down, is now safe in England. Flight-Sgt Down, who was the navigator of a I Lancaster bomber, had been missing since June 24 when engaged on an opera-tional flight over enemy occupied territory in Europe. Before joining the RAAF he was on the staff of the C o m m ô n wealth Bank. He left Australia for Canada in December, 1942, to complete his training under the Empire Training Scheme, and anived in England in July, 1943. Flight-Sgt Down is 22 years of age. He was educated at Ivanhoe Grammar School.