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BEGG, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 425109 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 24 June 1919 |
| Home Town: | Scarness, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Burma, 10 February 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore Memorial, Singapore |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 425109 | |
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| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 425109 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Warrant Officer Begg 425109 and Pilot Officer Reid 421464 of 357 Squadron RAF were killed when Dakota KJ927 crashed near Mount Victoria in Burma while on a ferry flight
Their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Singapore Memorial