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JOHNSTONE, Robert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 410073 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Prairie, Victoria, Australia , 4 December 1918 |
| Home Town: | Sandringham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Prairie State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Teller, Bank of New South Wales, Yerong Creek., |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 3 April 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 3. Row C. Collective grave 11-15. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, No 2 Squadron RAAF Roll of Honour, Serpentine Shire of East Loddon Roll of Honor WW2, Yerong Creek & District Memorial Honour Roll, Yerong Creek Memorial Drinking Fountain, Yerong Creek Memorial Grove |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 410073 | |
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| 8 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 410073 | |
| 3 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45, Killed in action on this date in air operations over Timoeka, New Guinea. |
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