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SURMAN, John Leonard
Personal Details
Service Number: | O32537 |
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Enlisted: | 25 February 1948 |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 May 1929 |
Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Sydney Technical College and South Australia's School of Mines |
Occupation: | Radio Engineering Cadet with Phillips |
Died: | Flying Battle, Korea, 9 June 1952, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea Flight Lieutenant Surman's body was never recovered. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Korean War Memorial (Ipswich, Qld), Lithgow War Memorial, Memorial Lane Murals (Gympie, Qld) |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
25 Feb 1948: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
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25 Feb 1948: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force |
Korean War Service
25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, SN O32537, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
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