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MCMAHON, Lawrence Vincent

Service Number:	409934
Enlisted:	7 November 1941
Last Rank:	Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 100 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Corrong Vale, Victoria, Australia, 3 November 1918
Home Town:	Wycheproof, Buloke, Victoria
Schooling:	Korang Vale State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Electrician's Assistant / Share Farmer
Died:	Flying Battle, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 5 September 1943, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Grave Reference, Location ~ Plot D. Row A. Collective Grave 8-11. Personal Inscription ~ "FONDEST MEMORIES WE WILL ALWAYS KEEP OF OUR DARLING "BASIE"".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flight Sergeant, 409934
7 Nov 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409934, No. 100 Squadron (RAAF)
10 Mar 1944:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, New Britain

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