LEARMONT, John Patrick Bruce
| Service Number: | 421343 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Woollahra, New South Wales, 14 January 1917 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 5 September 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Grave Reference R.C. Section 8, Grave 1560, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 421343 | |
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| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Sydney, New South Wales | |
| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 421343 |
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John Patrick Bruce LEARMONT was born on 14th January, 1917 in Woollahra, Sydney , NSW
His parents were Robert Bruce LEARMONT and Mary Kathleen FEENEY
He married Gwendolyn STEPHENS in 1942
On 31st January, 1942 he enlisted in Sydney with the Royal Australian Air Force - He was a Leading Aircraftman with the 11 Elementary Flying Training School - Service no. 421343
John died in an air accident in a Wackett training aircraft on 5th September, 1942 at the Warbrecan relief Landing Ground near Deniliquin, NSW - he is buried in Rookwood cemetery in Sydney
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2246059/ (www.cwgc.org)
http://www.aarg.com.au/cac-wackett-a3-22.html (www.aarg.com.au)
Sydney Morning Herald -7th September, 1942
LEARMONT.- September 5, 1942 (result of air accident) L.A.C. John Patrick Bruce Learmont ( R.A.A.F.) , dearly beloved husband of Gwendolyn (nee Stephens) Learmont of 68 Liverpool St. Dover Heights. R.I.P.
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