HALLEY, John Beverley
| Service Number: | O5309 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1945 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 2 August 1926 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Geraldton High School |
| Occupation: | Pilot |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Korea, 11 February 1953, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Pilot Officer Halley's body was never recovered and is therefore regarded as missing, presumed killed in action. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Geraldton "HALLEY" Memorial Chair, Gympie Memorial Lane Murals, Ipswich Korean War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Lithgow War Memorial, Norfolk Island Korean War Memorial, Wagga Wagga Korean Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jan 1945: | Enlisted O5309 |
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Korean War Service
| 25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O5309, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF), RAAF Operations - Korea | |
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| 13 Oct 1952: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O5309 |
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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Eldest son of Rev. K.B. and Mrs. Halley, formerly of Geraldton and now residing at West Leederville.
Flight-sergeant John Beverley Halley, of West Leederville, a pilot with 77 Squadron in Korea, has been posted missing, believed killed.
This was announced by RAAF Headquarters to day.
His aircraft was hit by communist ground fire while he was attacking targets.
Flight-sergeant Halley was educated at Geraldton High School. He enlisted in the RAAF early in 1945 as a technical trainee. He re-mustered as a pilot- trainee in 1949 and served with 87 Squadron in Australia, and 38 Squadron in Malaya, before being posted to Korea in October.
It is understood that Flight-Sergeant Halley was married in the Eastern States during last year (1952).
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