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BELL, John Douglas
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | V57911, 409885 |
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Enlisted: | 18 October 1938 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | No. 7 Service Flying Training School Deniliquin |
Born: | Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 15 July 1919 |
Home Town: | Ararat, Ararat, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Accident, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 27 October 1942, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Ararat General Cemetery Presbyterian Plot. Grave 3901. (GRM/3), Ararat General Cemetery, Ararat, Victoria, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
18 Oct 1938: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V57911 | |
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3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 409885 | |
7 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 7 Service Flying Training School Deniliquin | |
7 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 409885 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Leading Aircraftman John Douglas Bell of 7SFTS Deniliquin was killed in the loss of Wirraway A20-8 at Deniliquin, NSW - he was on a solo flight
Son of John Matthew and Alice Bell of Ararat, Victoria