Lionel Jeans MARTIN

MARTIN, Lionel Jeans

Service Number: 406185
Enlisted: 12 September 1940
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Midland Junction, Western Australia, 31 October 1915
Home Town: Cannington, Canning, Western Australia
Schooling: Albany High School, Western Australia
Occupation: Hotel Manager
Died: Accidental (Flying Accident), North Sea, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, 13 March 1942, aged 26 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Victoria Park Lodge No 48, W.A.C. WW2 Memorial Tablet
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 406185
12 Sep 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 406185, Enlisted in Perth Western Australia
12 Sep 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 406185
16 Oct 1941: Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, 406185, Embarked for UK from Sydney, New South Wales

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Biography

Plane was Whibley V11P5051. Report stated that it was fitted with an old type of unstrengthened magnesium blades andit was considered that these or enemy action may have been responsible for the loss

Subjects studied at school: Engling, Maths 1 & 2, Physics, Chemistry, Agriculture Science, Drawing, Music, French. Failed subjects: History

Sports played: Golf, Football, Cricket, Tennis. Member of the Cannington & Perth Clubs