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MURN, Donald John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | S58511, 437054 |
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Enlisted: | 30 December 1941 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units |
Born: | Port Pirie West, South Australia, 15 December 1923 |
Home Town: | Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Quebec, Canada, 28 December 1943, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 2 Service
30 Dec 1941: | Involvement Lance Corporal, S58511 | |
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30 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Port Pirie, SA | |
30 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, S58511 | |
14 Oct 1942: | Discharged | |
15 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 437054 | |
15 Oct 1942: | Involvement 437054 | |
15 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
28 Dec 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 437054, Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units, 13 Service Flying Training School RCAF ST HUBERT | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Leading Aircraftman Donald John Murn 437054 was killed when Harvard aircraft 2663 from Number 13 Service Flying Training School (13 SFTS) RCAF crashed near Boucherville, Quebec, Canada while he was on a solo flight