MCMAHON, John Francis
| Service Number: | 409848 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Kinglake, Victoria, Australia, 6 January 1915 |
| Home Town: | Kinglake, Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Ground Battle, Bournemouth, England, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, 23 May 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bournemouth North Cemetery, England Bournemouth North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kangaroo Ground Shire of Eltham Tower of Remembrance |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 409848 | |
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| 10 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409848 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Attack by Luftwaffe FW190 aircraft which damaged hotels in Bournemouth administered by RAAF Number 3 Personnel Despatch & Reception Centre as leave / recreation centres.
3PDRC operated in Bournemouth from July 1941 to January 1946 administering RAAF and some RCAF personnel. 21 airmen were killed in the raid: 3 members of the RAF; 13 RCAF and 7 RAAF
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