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LEA, John Deane
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | A4436, 442553 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1943, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Welland, South Australia, 22 September 1925 |
| Home Town: | Welland, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | RAAF Warrant Officer - aircrew |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Sep 1943: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
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| 25 Sep 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, A4436 | |
| 28 Jul 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 442553, No. 11 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
| 24 Oct 1951: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Warrant Officer John Dean Lea 442553 (A4436) was one of two survivors when Catalina Flying Boat A24-381 of Number 11 Squadron crashed on Lord Howe Island on the 28th of September 1948 - seven of the crew were killed
SMITH, Malcolm Donald (Flight Lieutenant) 403541
McCOY, James Baker (Flight Lieutenant) 439317
KELLER, William David (Flight Lieutenant) 1636
McKENZIE, Alex (Flight Lieutenant) 38188
BACON, Sidney Howard (Warrant Officer) 32007
SALIS, Donald Edward (Warrant Officer) 3982
PIERCY, Sydney Lionel (Sergeant) 415876
BRADLEY, Bert Raymond (Flight Lieutenant) 414301 (survived - O11347)
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