John McDowell BOOTH

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BOOTH, John McDowell

Service Number:	19346
Enlisted:	23 October 1940
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	Repair and Servicing Units
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 September 1916
Home Town:	Pira, Swan Hill, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental (Ground Accident), Higgins Field, Cape York, Queensland, Australia, Higgins Field, Bamaga, Cape York, Queensland, Australia, 12 July 1944, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Townsville War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia E.D.4., Townsville War Cemetery, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 19346
23 Oct 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), RAAF Ground Training Schools
23 Oct 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 19346
12 Jul 1944:	Involvement Leading Aircraftman, Repair and Servicing Units

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of Wilfred Holloway Booth and Ellen Victoria Booth

Husband of Dorothy Carmel Booth of Culcairn, NSW

LAC John McDowell Booth 19346 of Number 1 Repair & Salvage Unit at Higgins Field, Cape York, was killed when he was thrown off the wing of Vultee Vengeance A27-203 when the port wheel hit a culvert, he was a ground crewman guiding the aircraft into a dispersal area by riding on the aircraft’s wing. A27-203 was allocated to Number 5 Communication Unit - the pilot was Flying Officer Ronald McTier 428344 (KIA 6Nov44)

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