WOOD, John Richard
| Service Number: | 280849 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 19 November 1916 |
| Home Town: | Kings Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 12 June 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT R.D.11. , Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Scots Church WW II Honour Board, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, No 2 Squadron RAAF Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Mar 1940: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 280849 | |
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| 4 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Parafield | |
| 4 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 280849 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Number 2 Squadron Lockheed Hudson A16-186 crashed at Hughes Strip, NT killing all crew on board:
Sergeant George Ridgway Rowland 409745 - Son of Richard James Rowland and Marion Rowland & Husband of Alma Rowland of St. Kilda, Victoria
Flight Sergeant Robert Donald Woods 404747 - Son of Donald Charles and Sarah Elizabeth Woods & Husband of Eleanor Dorothy Woods of Toowoomba, Queensland
Flight Sergeant Raymond James Flaherty 416180 - Son of Patrick James Flaherty and Esta Jane Flaherty & Husband of Elsie Elizabeth Annie Flaherty of Woodville Gardens, SA
Flight Lieutenant John Frederick Mason AFM 252763 - Son of Thomas Henry and Charlotte Mason & Husband of Anna Margaretha Mason of Black Forest, SA
Flying Officer Louis George Knauer 405180 - Son of Albert Louis and Ada Francis Knauer & Husband of Elsie Dorothy Mary Knauer of Brisbane, Queensland
Flying Officer Thomas Wallace Swann 411403 - Son of Thomas and Agnes Swann of Wedderburn, NSW
Flight Lieutenant John Richard Wood 280849 - Son of James William and Elsie Myrtle May Wood of Kings Park, SA
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