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HAMLYN, John Langdon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 141367 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 October 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
| Born: | Crystal Brook, South Australia, 27 July 1925 |
| Home Town: | Crystal Brook, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Crystal Brook Primary School |
| Occupation: | Builder, Carpenter |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Adelaide, South Australia, Aust., 9 June 2002, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Crystal Brook District WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Oct 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 141367, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 5 Oct 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 141367 | |
| 6 Oct 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 141367, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
| 20 Feb 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 141367, No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
Personal Stories
Summary
John joined the R.A.A.F in Oct 1943. after undertaking training courses in Adelaide & Melbourne he became a flight rigger, obtaining the rank of Leading Air-craftsmen. He sent approximately eighteen months at the R.A.A.F base at Mallala working on Avro Ansons and Oxford aircraft.
In 1945 he was posted to various training areas in Queensland then to Townsville where he waited for his posting overseas on V.P. Day. Some months later he returned to Adelaide where he was discharged in Feb 1946.
Submitted 23 June 2018 by Langdon Rich Hamlyn
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