John Walter MCDONALD

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MCDONALD, John Walter

Service Number:	414419
Enlisted:	14 September 1941
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, 29 March 1917
Home Town:	Holland Park, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mine Superintendant, New Guinea Goldfields Ltd., Wau
Died:	Flying Battle, France, 11 February 1944, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Farges-en-Septaine Communal Cemetery, Farges-en-Septaine, France Plot 3. Row 8. Grave 8.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 414419
14 Sep 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 414419

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Flying Officer John Walter McDonald 414419 was killed when Lysander V9822 crashed at Farges-en-Septaine (Cher), 18kms east of Bourges, France

The aircraft was from Number 161 Squadron RAF which was created to ferry members of the resistance or underground in and out of occupied Europe. On board during this flight were Agent W. Josset & Agent J. Lacroix of the SOE

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