BEEBAR, John
| Service Number: | 403252 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1941, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 27 August 1921 |
| Home Town: | Kingsford, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Near Beuares, India, 4 August 1944, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ranchi War Cemetery Special Memorial 5, Row E, Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 403252 | |
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| 5 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 403252, Sydney, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John A. Beebar and Barbara Beebar, of Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia.
"DEARLY LOVED, SADLY MISSED. WE CARRY YOU IN A LOCKET OF GOLD"
Roll of Honour: - Kingsford, New South Wales.
BEEBAR - P /O John Beebar killed August 4, 1944 in India, in memory of my beloved son and brother. Many a heartache, often a silent tear, but always a beautiful memory of the one we loved so dear. Always remembered by his mother, brother, Helen, Joyce.
MISSING ON RUN TO BURMA
MR. and MRS. J. M. BEEBAR, 27 Ainslie St., Kingsford, have been informed by the Air Board that their son, Pilot Officer John Beebar, who was formerly reported missing in a non-operational flight from Delhi to Burma, is now presumed dead. The 22-years-old airman enlisted at the age of 18 while employed by De Havilland Aircraft Pty. Ltd., Sydney. He completed his third year of service with the R.A.F. in India shortly before he was reported missing.
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Dakota FZ587 of 353 Squadron RAF crashed near Beuares in India killing Warrant Officer Handley 401375 / Pilot Officer Beebar 403252 / Flying Officer Forman 400366
Biography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents:- John Alias Beebar and Hissan "Barbara" Sedawie married 1916 in Victoria. John was returning home from the war when his plane crashed .
Details of last flight:--- On the 4th August 1944, Dakota FZ597 dived into the ground during a heavy storm, near Beuares in India killing all on board. The aircraft crashed in position 26.15N 083.44E. The crew members of FZ597 were:
Pilot Officer John Beebar (403252) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flying Officer David Crawford Forman AFC (400366) (Pilot)
Warrant Officer Frederick Walter Handley (401375) (Navigator Bomb Aimer)
Sergeant Kenneth Martyn Anthony Sexton (1402643) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
The passengers were:
Flying Officer Frederick William Cawthorne (175610) (RAFVR) No. 194 Squadron RAF
Sergeant Charles Edward Church (1426432) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer) No. 353 Squadron
Nurse Diana Stewart Crofton (292) Auxiliary Nursing Service, India
Lieutenant Colonel Paul Evan Rodgers Dawson (43463) (British Army) Royal Artillery
Mr Seth Drucquer* (Bengal Government)
Major Ernest Hicks (EC/16), Deputy Director Vehicles, Calcutta, Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Flight Lieutenant Frederick Grant Jackson (J/6209) (RCAF) No. 273 Squadron RAF
Major Gerald Francis Keen (199543) (British Army) General List, PR Film Unit
Aircraftman Class I William John Lewis (1522390) (RAFVR) (FMA) No. 353 Squadron
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ronald Pettit (44155) (British Army) Royal Armoured Corps
Flight Sergeant Kenneth Martyn Anthony Sexton (1402643) No. 353 Squadron RAF
Aircraftman Class I Oliver Taylor (1480296) (RAFVR) No. 353 Squadron RAF
Major Thomas Atkinson Walton (58986)) (British Army) Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Frank Courtney Weallens (33375) (British Army) Royal Engineers
Flight Sergeant Stanley Wilson (544707) (RAF) No. 353 Squadron RAF
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