JONES, Trevor John
Service Number: | 425671 |
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Enlisted: | 25 April 1942 |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Kogarah, New South Wales , Australia, 19 November 1921 |
Home Town: | Shorncliffe, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Fruit Grower |
Died: | Flying Battle, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia , 21 November 1943, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT Plot C. Row A. Grave 9. Local Roll of Honour - Palmwoods Qld, |
Memorials: | Adelaide River 31 Beaufighter Squadron Memorial Plaque, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall |
World War 2 Service
25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 425671, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate | |
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25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 425671, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) | |
20 Jun 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
7 Jan 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
28 May 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
5 Sep 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 425671, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, Navigator | |
21 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 425671, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, KIA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Gilbert and Jessie Jones of Shorncliffe, Queensland
RAAF Beaufighter aircraft A19-145 of 31 Squadron crashed at Junction Bay, NT killing both crewmen:
Flight Sergeant Henry Harrington Gaunt 406899 who is commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial to the Missing
Pilot Officer Trevor John Jones 425671 who is buried in Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT