KINGSMILL, John Allen
| Service Number: | 417204 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2 Torpedo Training |
| Born: | Loxton, South Australia, Australia, 13 January 1923 |
| Home Town: | Loxton (SA), Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Loxton Higher Primary School, Loxton Area School and St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Accidental, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, 23 August 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Hackney St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll, Loxton Area School Memorial Plaque, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 31 Jan 1942: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 417204, 2 Torpedo Training | |
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| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 417204, Adelaide | |
| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 417204 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Walter John and Ellen Kingsmill, of Loxton, South Australia.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Kingsmill, of Loxton, have received advice that their elder son, Sgt-Observer John Allen Kingsmill, is missing, believed to have lost his life. On August 23 his aircraft crashed into the Firth of Clyde near Culzean Castle, which is about 12 miles south-west of Ayr. Scotland. The remains of one member of the crew were recovered from the sea, but no trace had been found of other members of the crew. Sgt. Kingsmill was on the staff of the Bank of Adelaide. His only brother, Leslie, is in the RAAF, training to be a pilot.
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