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MCDONALD, James Neil
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 407529 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 156 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 28 April 1916 |
| Home Town: | Clarence Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Sales assistant |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 13 August 1944, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany Buried Wasserliesch - exhumed and reburied in group grave., Rheinberg War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Germany |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Naval Military and Air Force Club of SA Inc WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Biography contributed by John Edwards
"...407529 Pilot Officer James Neil McDonald DFM, RAAF of 148 Squadron, RAF, from Adelaide SA... PO McDonald was awarded the DFM in January 1943 for his keenness and determination on operations in Malta and the Middle East. He was lost on operations over Germany on 13 August, 1944 while flying with 156 Squadron, RAF and is buried in the Rheinberg War Cemetery at Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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