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CAIN, John James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1446 |
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Enlisted: | 1 June 1939 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1918 |
Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Cook |
Died: | Flying Battle, Near Cape Hoskin Strip, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 19 September 1943, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Joint grave. Plot AA, Row D, Grave 3-4. Personal Inscription: -"HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE..EVER REMEMBERED". |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbells Creek Primary School War Memorial, Castlemaine Presbyterian Church Memorial Window |
Service History
World War 2 Service
1 Jun 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 1446, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 1446 |
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