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JACKLIN, John Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 404853 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 15 August 1920 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Mediterranean Sea off Malta, 9 May 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Malta Memorial, Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Malta Memorial, Floriana |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 404853 | |
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| 6 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404853 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant John Francis Jacklin 404853 was on board Wellington Z8712 which went missing in the Mediterranean Region on a shipping search from Malta
Sergeant Jacklin and the other crewmen are commemorated on the Malta Memorial
Number 221 Squadron RAF Coastal Command (Headquarters Royal Air Force Malta)