John Chaster HARRIS

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Service Number:	419647
Enlisted:	11 September 1942
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 86 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Beeac, Victoria, Australia, 17 September 1923
Home Town:	Geelong West, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cadet Civil Engineer
Died:	Flying Battle, New Guinea, 26 June 1944, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot H. Row A. Grave 15. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE ALWAYS REMEMBERED"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 419647
11 Sep 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 419647
3 Dec 1943:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 86 Squadron (RAAF)

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