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HUGHES, John Childe
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 433107 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 74 Base (RAAF) |
| Born: | Glebe Point, New South Wales, Australia , 12 January 1925 |
| Home Town: | Five Dock, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | De La Salle Brother's School, Haberfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, 5 April 1945, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Panel 284, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 433107 | |
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| 25 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 433107 | |
| 5 Apr 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 433107, No. 74 Base (RAAF), All crew members died when Halifax III NA193 of 1652 Conversion Unit crashed in the Moray Firth. |
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