MOORHOUSE, John Edward
| Service Number: | 405197 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 February 1915 |
| Home Town: | Ascot, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Boys' College, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Reedy near Kingston SE, South Australia, 11 August 1942, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium Wall 1, Section 3, Niche 29 Roll of Honour - Brisbane |
| Memorials: | Bundaberg Civic Centre Memorial Portico, Reedy Creek RAAF Anson AW678 Crash Site Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 405197 | |
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| 2 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 405197, Royal Australian Air Force, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
| 2 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 405197 |
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Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name John Edward Moorhouse
Birth Date 20 Feb. 1915
Birth Place Queensland
Registration Year 1915
Registration Place Queensland, Australia
Father Francis John Moorhouse
Mother Florence Sloan
Registration Number 003232
Son of Francis John and Florence Moorhouse; husband of Naomi Isobel Moorhouse of Ascot, QLD
Plane was Anson AW 678 which crashed at Reedy Creek, near Kingston SE, South Australia
Sgt. Pilot John Edward Moorhouse who was recently killed in an aircraft accident near Mount Gambier (South Australia) was educated at the Brisbane Boys' College. His wife, who was formerly Miss Naomi Robertson, resides at Ferne, Oxlade Drive, New Farm. They have a small son.
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