John De Medici NELSON

NELSON, John De Medici

Service Number: 401716
Enlisted: 28 March 1941, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Operational Base Units (RAAF)
Born: Castlemaine, Vic., 26 June 1922
Home Town: Red Cliffs, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling: Mildura High School
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Flying Battle, West Africa, 16 August 1942, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery, Sierra Leone, West Africa
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Sergeant, 401716
28 Mar 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 401716, Operational Base Units (RAAF), Melbourne, Vic.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John De Medici and Ina Elsie Nelson, of Redcliffe, Victoria

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