John Lawrence ADAMS

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Service Numbers:	426855, Q116046
Enlisted:	18 December 1941
Last Rank:	Pilot Officer
Last Unit:	1 Reserve Personnel Pool (RAAF - Garbutt)
Born:	Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 7 October 1921
Home Town:	Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Intermediate Certificate (Scholarship), Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk at North Australia Breweries
Died:	Accidental, Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, 23 March 1945, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot J, Row B, Grave 12. Personal Inscription ~ "A FINE SON...SADLY MISSED".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Pilot Officer, 426855
18 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q116046, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
13 Aug 1942:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q116046, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment with the RAAF
15 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 426855
15 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 426855, Royal Australian Air Force
24 Oct 1944:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, 1 Reserve Personnel Pool (RAAF - Garbutt)
23 Mar 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, 426855, Died from injuries received in aircraft accident at Bena Bena, near Goroka, Papua.

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