John Methven Robertson (Jock) ADAMS

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ADAMS, John Methven Robertson

Service Number:	22887
Enlisted:	8 July 1940
Last Rank:	Pilot Officer
Last Unit:	No. 75 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, 23 October 1908
Home Town:	Tiaro, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental (Ground Accident), Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 3 February 1943, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Cairns War Cemetery Plot A. Row A. Grave 10, Cairns Cemetery, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tiaro Shire Honour Roll WW2, Tiaro War Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Pilot Officer, 22887
8 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF)
8 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 22887, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William Robertson Adams and Margaret Thomson Adams, of Coorparoo. J.P., Shire Councillor (Tiaro).

Biography contributed by David Barlow

Pilot Officer John Methven Robertson Adams 22887 (75SQN Equipment Officer) was killed when his motorcycle collided with a train in Cairns - details of the incident obtained from “Seek and Strike - 75 Squadron RAAF 1942 - 2002” by David J. Wilson

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He is remembered on the War Memorial at Glastonbury, Somerset, England-outside St. John's Church in the High Street.

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