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PHILLIPS, John Anderson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 69659 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 September 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 80 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 14 August 1924 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Ground Battle, Biak Island, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, Vesturland, Iceland, 16 July 1944, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, Iceland |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 69659 | |
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| 2 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 69659, No. 80 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 2 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 69659 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
5 Airmen from 80SQN were shot by Japanese snipers on Biak Island, Dutch New Guinea, 4 were killed & 1 was seriously injured - LAC Colin Keith Tuohy 48584 - discharged from the RAAF in 1946
Killed were LAC Keith John Jones 70683 / LAC Ian McGregor Wilson 70714 / LAC Percy Kevin Watterson 77200 / LAC John Anderson Phillips 69659