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GILPIN, John Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 408837 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 8 November 1922 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Algiers, Algeria, 27 January 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria Coll grave 3 K 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Christ the King Anglican Cathedral Memorial Window |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 408837 | |
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| 20 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 408837 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Milton Howitt Barnett 411240 and Sergeant John Alexander Gilpin 408837 were killed in the loss of Wellington DF568 of Number 150 Squadron RAF near Blida, Algeria - buried in Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria