MASSIE, John Holtham Hamon
| Service Numbers: | 402666, NX42188 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2/1 Australian Air Liaison Section |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 18 March 1920 |
| Home Town: | Bellevue Hill, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney C of E Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 18 August 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery No known grave - Panel 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 402666, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 402666, RAAF Hospitals | |
| 15 Jul 1941: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 402666 | |
| 7 Aug 1941: | Enlisted NX42188, Paddington, New South Wales | |
| 7 Aug 1941: | Enlisted NX42188 | |
| 18 Aug 1943: | Involvement Captain, NX42188, 2/1 Australian Air Liaison Section, Australia's Northern Periphery |
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John Holtham Hamon MASSIE was born on 18th March, 1920, Sydney
His parents were Lieut.-Col. Robert John Allright MASSIE (/explore/people/300253) (a WW1 veteran and Australian Test Cricket Captain) and Phyllis Wood LANG who were married at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Brompton, London on 3rd June 1919
John enlisted with the Royal Australian Air Force on 18th Sept. 1940-He was a Leading Aircraftman who later was promoted to Captain with the 1 Australian Air Liason Group
He was discharged on 15th July, 1941 - Posting on discharge was the 3 RAAF Hospital
He was Killed when flying as a liason officer with the Americans in the Pacific - No known grave - He is commemorated at the Lae Memorial and the Australian War Memorial
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