John Douglas GARDINER

GARDINER, John Douglas

    Service Number: 432548
    Enlisted: 2 January 1943
    Last Rank: Leading Aircraftman
    Last Unit: Not yet discovered
    Born: Baradine, New South Wales, Australia, 29 September 1924
    Home Town: Baradine, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales
    Schooling: Dubbo High School, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia.
    Occupation: Clerk, Commonwealth Public Service Board's Office, Canberra, ACT
    Died: Accidental, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia, 27 August 1943, aged 18 years
    Cemetery: Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia
    Royal Australian Air Force. Plot C. Row D. Grave 8.
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baradine Honour Roll WW2, Baradine War Memorial, Daysdale Coreen District Roll of Honour, Port Pirie RAAF K9380 and L5654 Crash Site, Port Pirie RAAF Memorial and Flagpoles
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    World War 2 Service

    3 Sep 1939: Involvement 432548
    2 Jan 1943: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 432548
    Date unknown: Involvement

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    Biography contributed by David Barlow

    Sergeant Johns 428024 was the pilot of Fairey Battle K9380 and onboard were 3 trainee gunners: LAC Gardiner 432548 / LAC Griffith 432506 / LAC Grant 419616 - all personnel were killed in a mid-air collision with Fairey Battle L5654 during air to air gunnery practice

     

    Sergeant Ninness 423173 was the pilot of Fairey Battle L5654 and AC Cyril Albert Venables 122157 was an armament assistant who was onboard acting as the drogue operator

    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of Albert Gordon and Dorothy Evelyn Gardiner, of Baradine, New South Wales.

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