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.