John William (Jack) SHIPMAN

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Service Number:	422085
Enlisted:	24 April 1942
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 100 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 13 May 1922
Home Town:	Bexley, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman (buyer's assistant), Farmer & Co. Sydney, New South Wales
Died:	Flying Battle, New Guinea, 13 March 1945, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Location ~ Plot NN. Row B. Joint Grave 2-3. Personal Inscription ~ "A LOVING SMILE, A HAPPY FACE, A BROKEN LINK WE CAN NEVER REPLACE"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 422085
24 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 422085, No. 100 Squadron (RAAF)

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