James Gibson EMERTON

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Service Number:	250283
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Wing Commander
Last Unit:	No. 22 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Box Hill, Victoria, Australia , 6 November 1917
Home Town:	Kooyong, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman (Soft Goods)
Died:	Flying Battle, Cape Dampier area, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 30 January 1944, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Plot D, Row B, Grave 10. Personal Inscription HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED... R.I.P.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Wing Commander, 250283
4 Nov 1943:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, No. 22 Squadron (RAAF), Commander
Date unknown:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, 250283

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