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BOYLE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 404931 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1941, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 7 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 19 May 1916 |
| Home Town: | Lower Gregory, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Head Teacher - Lower Gregory School |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 29 July 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany 12 G 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 404931 | |
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| 3 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404931, No. 7 Squadron (RAF), Brisbane, Qld. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Peter Michael BOYLE and Olive Eleanor nee DONALD, of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER. REST IN PEACE
John was a navigator in a bomber which was shot down over Hamburg, Germany. Four crew members bailed out and were taken prisoners of war, but John and the Captain remained in the plane to assist the wireless operator who had been wounded. The bomber crashed before they could bail out.
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