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PHILPOT, James Temple
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 403532 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 50 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 24 November 1918 |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, off the coast of France - target Milan, Italy, 24 October 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bayeux War Cemetery, Normandy, France XXVIII. J. 9. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lithgow War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, SN 403532 | |
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| 1 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 24 Oct 1942: | Involvement Sergeant, No. 50 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of John Thomas Philpot and Millicent Hannah Philpot of Lithgow, NSW
Lancaster R5691 of 50SQN RAF was shot down off the coast of France near Meuvaines, Caen after take-off on a daylight bombing mission, target Milan, Italy
Sergeant Cumberland 403644 RAAF & Sergeant Philpot 403532 RAAF were buried in Bayeux Cemetery after their bodies washed ashore. The body of Sergeant Gregg 404420 RAAF was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
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