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KNIGHT, John Maxwell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 400807 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 1920 |
| Home Town: | Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Kyneton High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Accidental (plane crash), Cummertrees, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, 13 May 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Carlisle (Dalston Road) Cemetery, Cumberland, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton Presbyterian Church Honour Roll WW2, Kyneton RSL WW2 VALE Honour Board, Kyneton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 400807, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400807 | |
| 13 May 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400807, Empire Air Training Scheme, 59 Operational Training Unit (RAF) - fatal training accident |
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