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HUBBLE, John Wilkins
Personal Details
| Service Number: | O5833 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Air Commodore |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Mount Lawley, Western Australia , 20 November 1923 |
| Home Town: | Martin, Gosnells, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pilot |
| Died: | Western Australia, AUSTRALIA, 26 March 1992, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Ic Section-Garden Cj-0025 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Air Commodore, O5833 |
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Korean War Service
| 28 Nov 1952: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, O5833 | |
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| 19 Jan 1954: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
Vietnam War Service
| 7 Oct 1967: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Group Captain, O5833 | |
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| 19 Sep 1968: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Group Captain, O5833 |
Non Warlike Service
| 13 Feb 1979: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Air Commodore, O5833 | |
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| Date unknown: | Honoured Air Force Cross |
Vietnam War Service
| Date unknown: | Honoured Air Force Cross |
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World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches |
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Personal Stories
Wartime Marriage
My mother, Jean Burns, was married to John Wilkins Hubble between 1944 & 1953. She told me that they used to take flights out into the bush together to find good picnic spots! I don't know very much about John Wilkins, or why they separated. I can only imagine, though, that being a Group Captain in the Australian Air Force, must have been a full-time job! I don't know whether he re-married or not. After they separated, my mum and grandmother emigrated to the UK. In 1965, she met & married my father, Dr George Passas in London, and re-married. I was born a year later in 1966.
Submitted 6 November 2024 by James Passas
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