GRAHAM, James Albert
| Service Number: | 35933 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 15 June 1921 |
| Home Town: | Willoughby, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Intermediate Certificate |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Illness, Timor, 2 April 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 7. Row B. Grave 1. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 35933 | |
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| 10 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 35933, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 10 Apr 1941: | Enlisted 35933 | |
| 2 Apr 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF), Died of illness on this date whilst evading capture by Japanese Occupation Forces, Timor.. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
The book "Highest Traditions - the history of 2 Squadron RAAF" by John Bennett has a chapter titled 'Penfoei Pedestrians' which covers the experiences of the volunteers that stayed behind when the last of the aircraft departed on 19 February 1942
A combination of RAAF personnel, a RAN officer and some AIF men was rescued by a USN Submarine some two months later (17 & 18 April 1942)
In that time four men succumbed to various illnesses
Pilot Officer Peter Horwood Arthur Thompson 400845
Corporal Roy Ernest Andrews 18533
AC James Albert Graham 35933
Private Clement Clements TX4036 AIF who died on the 8th of April from snake-bite
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