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MCCARTIN, James Vivian Raymond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 407795 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 January 1941, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Kilkenny, SA, 22 August 1913 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers' College |
| Occupation: | Insurance Agent |
| Died: | Accidental, United Kingdom, 20 June 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Inverness (Tomnahurich) Cemetery Sec. Z6 Class 7 Grave 3 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW II Wall of Remembrance* |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
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| 6 Jan 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, SN 407795 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Cricketer Killed In Plane Crash
Advice has been received by Mrs. Frances McCartin, of Kildalton avenue, Evandale, that her husband, Sergeant-Pilot James V. R. McCartin, lost his life as the result of an aircraft accident at Nairn, Scotland, on June 20. Sgt. McCartin joined the Royal Australian Air Force in June 1940, and left Australia in December, 1941. He was educated at the Christian Brothers' College, Wakefield street and Rostrevor. He was an insurance agent with the Colonial Mutual Life Society. He played district cricket for Adelaide.
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