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CARROLL, John Harding
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 416243 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 13 June 1921 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Tantanoola RAAF Anson AW849 Crash Site |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Apr 1941: | Involvement Flying Officer, 416243 | |
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| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 416243 | |
| 28 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant John Harding Carroll 416243 DFC was discharged November 1945 with the rank of Flying Officer - 21OTU
In October 1942 he survived the loss of Avro Anson AW849 of Number 6 Service Flying Training School which crashed 5 miles west of Tantanoola, South Australia
Sergeant Richard Leonidas Ayres 409014 (discharged in January 1946 with the rank of Flying Officer while posted to 12SQN) also survived but Flying Officer Baxter Watson 411417 was killed in the incident