MAYALL, John Milburn
Service Number: | 400150 |
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Enlisted: | 23 June 1940, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 126 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Geelong, Vic., 27 January 1920 |
Home Town: | Red Cliffs, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
Schooling: | Mildura High School |
Occupation: | Banker - Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd. Red Cliffs |
Died: | Accidental, Malta, 10 March 1942, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery Prot. Sec. (Men's). Plot F. Coll. grave 92. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll, Nar Nar Goon Commercial Bank of Australia Limited WW2 Roll of Honour, Narromine Aviation Museum Memorial Wall |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 400150 | |
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23 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 400150, No. 126 Squadron (RAAF), Melbourne, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
John was 22 years of age and the son of John Ernest and Janet Mayall, of Red Cliffs, Victoria, Australia. He enjoyced Football, Cricket and Swimming.
He was the pilot of a Hurricane aircraft which crashed in the vicinity of Malta at 3.50am on the 10th March, 1942. The aircraft crashed as a result of enemy action.
He shares the grave with Sergeant HENRY NORMAN WALKER, Service Number 400312, Royal Australian Air Force who died 08/03/1942, aged 23.