John Henry (Lofty) MAUNDER

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MAUNDER, John Henry

Service Number:	412562
Enlisted:	19 July 1941
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer
Last Unit:	No. 466 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Annandale, New South Wales, Australia , 20 September 1921
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Customs Clerk
Died:	Flying Battle, France, 11 April 1944, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Meharicourt Communal Cemetery, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Guildford Soldier's Memorial, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Warrant Officer, 412562
19 Jul 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 412562
Date unknown:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 412562, No. 466 Squadron (RAAF), Enlistment/Embarkation WW2

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Biography contributed by Deb Robinson

Lofty Maunder was good mates with Glibert 'Jack' John Mitchell another member of the 466 Squadron.

Jack's [84] article published in the Sun Herald in 2002 is the loveliest tribute to his good mate John Henry 'Lofty' Maunder decades later while advocating that the French government not disturb 'Lofty's' grave [and other colleagues] to build a new airport over three cemeteries where 61 Australians are buried from both world wars.

I'm sure Jack also considered the impact on 61 families of each and everyone of these brave Australians who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country.

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