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SHEARMAN, David John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 411394 |
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Enlisted: | 28 April 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | Operational Training Units (RAF) |
Born: | Perth, Western Australia , 24 June 1921 |
Home Town: | Bellevue Hill, Woollahra, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Scots College Perth, Western Australia (1930-37) |
Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
Died: | Flying Accident, Mediterranean Sea, Middle East, 2 May 1943, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Malta Memorial, Malta |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney WW2 Honour Roll, Malta Memorial, Floriana |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 411394 | |
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28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 411394, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 411394, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
11 Dec 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
11 Jun 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
3 Jul 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 411394, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
4 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 411394, Operational Training Units (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, 73 Operational Training Unit - training Accident |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Shearman 411394 was killed when RAF Kittyhawk AL169 was reported missing on a test flight - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Malta Memorial