John Beverley HALLEY MID

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HALLEY, John Beverley

Service Number:	O5309
Enlisted:	5 January 1945
Last Rank:	Pilot Officer
Last Unit:	No. 77 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, 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. United Nations Memorial Cemetery, South Korea Wall no. 1
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

Korean War Service

25 Jun 1950:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O5309, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF), RAAF Operations - Korea
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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