JENKINS, John Evan
| Service Number: | 407435 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 October 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 28 April 1914 |
| Home Town: | Terowie, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Marks College, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 21 September 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cootamundra General Cemetery C of E Plot Sec AA Grave 217, Cootamundra General Cemetery, Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hackney St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll, North Adelaide St. Mark's College WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Oct 1940: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 407435 | |
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| 12 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 12 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 407435 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Sutherst 35755 and Flight Sergeant Jenkins 407435 were killed in the loss of 31SQN Beaufighter aircraft A19-61 three miles north of Cootamundra
Biography contributed by Grace Neuhaus
John Evan Jenkins was born in Terowie, SA on the 28th of April 1914 to Evan and Sarah Jenkins.
Enlisting into the RAAF on the 12th of October 1940, Jenkins served as a pilot, and made the rank of Flight Sergeant, serving with the No. 31 Squadron at Wagga Wagga, NSW.
On the 21st of September 1942 at 1300 hours, the Beaufighter A19-61 flown by Jenkins and crewmember Sergeant Vivian Sutherst crashed 5km northeast of Cootamundra, neither survived. The cause of the accident is unknown.
Jenkins is buried at the Cootamundra General Cemetery, NSW
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