MARTIN, Lynnton Ainsley
| Service Number: | 408816 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Kaniera, Victoria, Australia, 21 September 1913 |
| Home Town: | Mornington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocery salesman. |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Timor Sea, Netherlands East Indies, 8 September 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mornington St. Peter's Anglican Church WW2 Honour Roll Memorial Plaque |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 408816 | |
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| 23 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 23 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408816 | |
| 4 Mar 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 8 Sep 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408816, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Lockheed Hudson aircraft A16-233 of Number 2 Squadron was shot down into the Timor Sea near Tanimbar Island while attacking a Japanese armed Merchant vessel - three crewmen were KIA and are commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial to the Missing located at Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT -
Pilot Officer Ralph Henry Williams 410391 - Son of David Alexander and Edith Williams & Husband of Nancy Williams of Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Flying Officer Lynnton Ainsley Martin 408816 - Son of James Lewis Martin and Mary Jane Martin & Husband of Norah Martin of Mornington, Victoria
Pilot Officer Marcus Cedric Wettenhall 408818 - Son of Marcus Edwy and Leila Wettenhall & Husband of Ada Marion Wettenhall of Rosedale, Victoria
The other two crewmen were able to bail out and were taken prisoner by the crew of the ship they had been attacking (8 September 1943). Eventually the two survivors were handed over to the Kenpeitai (Kempei Tai - Japanese Special Police) and were executed by beheading at Ambon sometime in October 1943
Extensive post-war investigations and interrogations led to the recovery of their remains and the killers being brought to trial. Buried in Ambon War Cemetery are:
Flight Sergeant Morris Anthony Graham 410337 - Son of James and Violet May Graham of Thornbury, Victoria
Flight Sergeant Jack William Robinson Boanas 417331 - Son of William and Willehmina Elsie Boanas & Husband of Mary Berenice Boanas of Darlinghurst, NSW
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