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MARTIN, John Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16203 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 14 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 25 June 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bussus-Bussuel Communal Cemetery Row 1, Grave 4 Headstone Inscription "AFFECTION AND MEMORIES KNOW NO DISTANCE", Bussus-Bussuel Communal Cemetery, Bussus-Bussuel, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Royal Mint Perth Branch Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 16203 | |
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| 15 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 16203 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Francis William and Veronica Rechinda MARTIN; husband of Doreen Madge MARTIN, of Subiaco, Western Australia.
Pilot Officer Martin was killed on the night of 24/25 June 1944 when his Lancaster bomber, serial number LM571, radio call-sign JO-E (E-Easy) failed to return from an operational sortie over Prouville, France. After the war it was determined that JO-E was hit by flack bursts over the target, and was later attacked by a German night-fighter, crashing at Busses-Bussuel (Somme). Six of the seven crew were killed.