AHEARN, Donald Algernon Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 423032, N228994 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia, 27 June 1921 |
| Home Town: | Kingsford, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Junior Technical School, Maroubra Junction, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrical Mechanic |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 19 June 1944, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bayeux War Cemetery, Normandy, France Plot IV, Row F, Grave 12 Roll of Honour Sydney |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 423032 | |
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| 14 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N228994 | |
| 20 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 20 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 423032 | |
| 7 Sep 1942: | Embarked |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Mitchell FL192 of RAF 226SQN crashed into the sea off the coast of France killing:
Flight Sergeant David George Badgery 426772 - Son of Malcolm Fox and Mary Emily Badgery of Roma, Queensland (commemorated on Panel 259 of the Runnymede Memorial)
Flight Sergeant Donald Algernon Joseph Ahearn 423032 - Son of Harold Algernon Joseph and Ivy Vine Ahearn of Kingsford, NSW (buried in Bayeux War Cemetery)
Biography
Plane a Mitchell FL 1921 of 226 Squadron (ME) UK. Plane was last seen at 2.15am of Dartmouth
Rank - Flight Sergeant
Also served in the Militia
10 December 1941 was in the employment of McKenny & Company, Sydney New South Wales
Son of Harold Algernon Joseph and Ivy Vine Ahearn, of Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia.
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