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JOHNSTON, Russell Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 408284 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Service Flying Training School |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 December 1910 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Beech Forest, Victoria, Australia, 12 April 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Victorian Cremation Memorial, Victoria Cremation Memorial, Springvale War Cemetery, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Victoria Cremation Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 408284 | |
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| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 408284 | |
| 12 Apr 1942: | Involvement Leading Aircraftman, No. 1 Service Flying Training School |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Thomas Edward and Ruby May Johnston
Husband of Jean Valda Johnston of North Fitzroy, Victoria
RAAF Oxford aircraft AT439 of Number 1 Service Flying Training School Point Cook crashed at Beech Forest, Victoria - all crew killed:
Sergeant Theodore William Penn 407908
Leading Aircraftman Russell Edward Johnston 408284
Leading Aircraftman John Robert Black 409376
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