NIXON, John Joseph
| Service Number: | 405135 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 50 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia , 2 February 1941 |
| Home Town: | Roseville, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Technical High School, Bexley, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 6 June 1942, aged 1 year |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. Panel 113. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 405135 | |
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| 2 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 405135, No. 50 Squadron (RAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Robert William Ogilvie 402670 RAAF and Sergeant John Joseph Nixon 405135 RAAF were killed when Manchester R5833 of 50SQN RAF crashed into the sea off Lorient, France - their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Also killed were: Moth, Albert (Sergeant) 1268307 RAF / Gill, Reginald Thomas (Pilot Officer) 107931 RAF / Gray, William (Sergeant) 955478 RAF / West, Walter Roy (Sergeant) 1337262 RAF
Garland, Desmond William (Pilot Officer) 115223 RAF (Son of Patrick Garland CMG -his brothers also died on service: Flying Officer Donald Edward Garland VC; Flight Lieutenant Patrick James Garland; and Flight Lieutenant John Cuthbert Garland)