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LACE, John Mitchell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 26907 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | No. 457 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia , 12 June 1916 |
| Home Town: | Mypolonga, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Ground Accident, Morotai Island, Halmahera Island, Netherlands East Indies, 10 February 1945, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia 30 C 2 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murray Bridge War Memorial WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Jun 1940: | Involvement Corporal, 26907 | |
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| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 26907 | |
| 10 Feb 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 26907, No. 457 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Corporal John Mitchell Lace 26907 of 457SQN was struck by a falling tree at Pitoe Strip, Morotai, Netherlands East Indies