EASTON, Ivan Nelson Luke
| Service Number: | 439751 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 16 June 1925 |
| Home Town: | Vaucluse, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental, Truscott, Western Australia, 20 May 1945, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT G.D.14., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 439751 | |
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| 31 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 439751, No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 20 May 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 439751, No. 12 Squadron (RAAF), Killed |
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12 Squadron RAAF Liberator A72-160 crashed at Truscott Field, NT killing all crew on board:
Warrant Officer Thomas Nathan Rust 408378 - Son of Thomas Henry Lyne Rust and Mary Ethel Rust of Wynyard, Tasmania
Flight Sergeant John Austin Hollis 445226 - Son of Herbert Richard and Jean Bailey Hollis of Bondi Beach, NSW
Flight Sergeant John Raymond Wilbur Herps 440858 - Son of Raymond Luther Herps and Mabel Annie Herps of Gladesville, NSW
Flight Sergeant Ivan Nelson Luke Easton 439751 - Son of Luke and Martha Elizabeth Easton of Vaucluse, NSW
Sergeant Leonard Duncanson 59752 - Son of James McEwan Duncanson and Bessie Duncanson of Brunswick, Victoria
Warrant Officer Bernard Leslie Cox 412402 - Son of Bernard and Caroline Cox of Seven Hills, NSW
Flight Sergeant Donald Douglas Benson 435604 - Son of Douglas and Maude Kathleen Benson of Mosman, NSW
Flight Sergeant Thomas Walter Allen 440166 - Son of Thomas James Allen and Barbara Ruth Allen of Earlwood, NSW
Flight Sergeant Lester Maxwell Bailey 443477 - Son of Walter Kemble Bailey and Gladys Ann Brassington Bailey of Granville, NSW
Flying Officer William Samuel Bell 417693 - Son of James Kenny Bell and Ethel Elizabeth Bell & Husband of Martha Maude Bell of Bagot Well, SA
Flight Lieutenant Francis Leonard Sismey 402764 - Son of George William and Ethel May Sismey & Husband of Enid Maude Sismey of Concord, NSW
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