Mark William JOHNSON

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Service Number:	47284
Enlisted:	9 December 1941
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	Repair and Servicing Units
Born:	Streaky Bay, South Australia, 28 January 1912
Home Town:	Croydon, South Australia
Schooling:	Carrawa, South Australia
Occupation:	Diesel Engine Driver & Power House Operator
Died:	Myocardial Infarction & metastatic carcinoma, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 18 July 1998, aged 86 years
Cemetery:	Walkerston Cemetery, Qld Section Block A, Line # 12, Plot 56
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9 Dec 1941:	Involvement 47284
9 Dec 1941:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 47284, Repair and Servicing Units, Aitape - Wewak, New Guinea, Mark joined the RAAF as Aircraftman 1 from 9 Dec 1941 to 16th March 1943. He became Leading Aircraftman 16th March 1943 until his discharge in 1946. The Unit he served in before discharge was known as Number 12 Repair and Salvage Unit.
9 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Adelaide
9 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 47284
18 Mar 1946:	Discharged
18 Mar 1946:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 47284, Repair and Servicing Units, The Units were known as Repair and Salvage Units. Mark was transferred to #14 in September 1943 and then to #12 in January 1945.

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