HEAD, John
| Service Number: | 402016 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Air Observers School Cootamundra |
| Born: | Scone, New South Wales, Australia, 30 June 1915 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 11 November 1940, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cootamundra General Cemetery Presbyterian Plot Section AA Row C Grave 5 (GRM/2), Cootamundra General Cemetery, Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 402016 | |
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| 28 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 402016, No. 1 Air Observers School Cootamundra | |
| 28 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 402016 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
De Havilland Dragon aircraft A34-2 from Number 1 Air Observers School crashed 2 miles SW of Cootamundra after it stalled in a turn resulting in a spin, it then hit the ground and burst into flames killing all crew on board:
Flying Officer (Pilot) James Frederick Hearne 676 buried in Bathurst General Cemetery
AC John Duff Cameron 24119 buried in Toowoomba Cemetery
LAC Ernest Arthur Piercy 404202 buried in Cootamundra General Cemetery
LAC Robert Montgomery 4113 buried in Williamstown General Cemetery, Victoria
LAC James Clifford Stanley 400197 buried in Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Victoria
LAC John Head 402016 buried in Cootamundra General Cemetery (marked as “dangerously injured” on the NAA file - also died 11/11/40)
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