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MELL, John Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 413631 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1941, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 466 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, 19 June 1916 |
| Home Town: | Barraba, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Barraba District School 1923-1930 |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Diemen, Netherlands, 12 June 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69. Row C. Coll. grave 16 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 413631 | |
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| 12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 413631, No. 466 Squadron (RAAF), Sydney, NSW |
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Son of William Frederick and Ethel Mell; husband of Una Irene Mell, of Bingara, New South Wales, Australia.
HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE MAY HE REST IN PEACE
A late casualty list includes the name of F./Sgt. J. F. Mell, of Bingara, previously missing, now presumed dead.
A very pretty wedding was celebrated at the Presbyterian Church, Kogarah, on 23rd May, 1942 by Rev. Hansen, when Una Irene, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hill, of Bingara, was married to John Frank Mell, R.A.A.F., second son of Mr. F. Mell, of "Langley," North Star, and the late Mrs. Mell
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