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BONNEFIN, Joseph Marcel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 403549 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 18 March 1916 |
| Home Town: | Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Stanmore Commercial School, Sydney High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk, Estate Agents, Richardson & Wrench Ltd, Sydney |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Norway, 16 February 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Panel 112, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 403549 | |
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| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 403549 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Lucien Gustave Bonnefin and Kathleen Grace Tyson married 1913 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Fate: - Sergeant Joseph Marcel Bonnefin (Air Observer) of No.48 Squadron, aboard Hudson III AM873, took off from Wick base at 08.30, to carry out a South Stand patrol. The E.T.A. back at Wick was 14.05. No signals were received from the aircraft after take-off and it did not return to base. It is believed the aircraft was shot down over the North Sea, Norway with the loss of all crew.