FAVIELL, Jack Bonfield
| Service Number: | 403916 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1941, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 21 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia, 4 October 1915 |
| Home Town: | Pymble, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Missing (air operations), Maluku, Indonesia, 31 July 1945, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 403916 | |
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| 31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 403916, No. 21 Squadron (RAAF), Sydney, NSW | |
| 31 Jul 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 403916, No. 21 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mari Walker
Son of Horace Bonfield Faviell and Ida Woodrow Faviell, of Woolstoncraft, New South Wales, Australia; husband of Kathleen Jean Faviell, of Pymble, New South Wales.
Flying Officer Faviell enlisted in March 1941 and saw active overseas service from August 1941 until early 1944. On 31 July 1945 F/O Faviell was serving with 21 Squadron, flying Liberator A72-66. The Liberator aircraft left Moratai at 8am local time on 31 July to attack anti-aircraft positions at Lolobata in the Halmaheras. No word was heard from the aircraft after take off and the weather encountered in the target area was bad with low clouds and heavy rain. The aircraft failed to return to base although the remaining aircraft on the mission returned to base at 1.35pm local time. Searches were made by other aircraft but no sign of the missing aircraft or crew was found.
The crew members of A72-66 were:
Flight Sergeant Aubrey Edward Burgess (443659) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Robert William Delahunt (439573) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Flying Officer Douglas Poultney Dewhurst (403780) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Flying Officer Jack Bonfield Faviell (403916) (Captain)
Warrant Officer Bruce Vaughton Paech (416188) (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Neville Herbert Playford (Navigator) (439635)
Flight Sergeant Gordon Malcolm Scott (23277) (Flight Engineer)
Pilot Officer William Joseph Stubbs (418199) (Pilot)
Sergeant Ronald Jack Walker (439333) (Air B.)
FAVIELL. - Aus. 403916 Flying Officer Jack Bonfield Faviell, beloved husband of Kathleen, missing on air operation, July 31, 1945, now presumed dead.
FAVIELL. - 403916 F.O. Jack Bonfield, captain, Liberator, reported missing July 31, 1945, air operations Halmahera Islands, now presumed to have lost his life, dearly beloved only son of late Mr. H. B. Faviell and Mrs. Faviell, Wollstonecraft, loving brother of Helen (Mrs. Burns) and Hope.
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