SEALE, William John
| Service Number: | 422725 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 97 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 4 September 1921 |
| Home Town: | Ardlethan, Coolamon, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Normandy, France, 10 June 1944, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Souzy-La-Briche Communal Cemetery, France Souzy-la-Briche Communal Cemetery, Souzy-la-Briche, Ile-de-France, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 422725 | |
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| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 422725 | |
| 6 Jun 1944: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, No. 97 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Lancaster ND764 of Number 97 Squadron RAF took off from RAF Coningsby to bomb the rail junction at Etampes, France. The aircraft was shot down between Boissy-Sous-St Yon (Essonne) and Breux-Jouy-St-Yon, two small villages near Arpajon, France
Two crew members survived; RAAF 412476 Warrant Officer Robert Henderson Bethel (Wireless Air Gunner) became a POW & RAF Sergeant A Pritchard 2206806 (Flight Engineer) evaded capture
Pilot Officer Bryan Wilba Giddings 416949 (Pilot - Aircraft Captain) - son of William Arthur and Violet Giddings of Millicent, SA is buried at Breux Communal Cemetery, France
Warrant Officer William Bryce Webb 413052 (Navigator) - son of William Herbert and Sylvia May Webb of Auburn, NSW is buried at Boissy-Sous-St. Yon Communal Cemetery, France
Buried in a Collective Grave at Souzy-La-Briche Communal Cemetery, France are:
Flight Sergeant Charles Clement 410193 (Air Bomber) - son of William Henry and Mary Mildred Clement of Auburn, Victoria
Flying Officer John Alexander Douglas McGill 429340 (Mid Upper Gunner) - son of Alec Douglas and Eva Minnie Grace McGill of Yeronga, Queensland
Flight Sergeant William John Seale 422725 (Rear Gunner) - son of William Lovel Seale and Sybel Amy Seale of Ardlethan, NSW
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