STAGG, John Leslie
| Service Number: | 428566 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 November 1942, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 218 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Morwell, Victoria, Australia, 6 April 1923 |
| Home Town: | Chilwell, Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Moe State School, Yalloum Technical School |
| Occupation: | Pulp Tester |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Solingen, Germany, 31 December 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany 1. E. 8. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Morwell War Memorial, Traralgon War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 428566 | |
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| 18 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 428566, No. 218 Squadron (RAF), Brisbane, Qld. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas Henry and Lillian May Stagg; husband of Thelma Ellen Stagg, of Chilwell, Victoria, Australia.
EVER REMEMBERED. HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE
Last week, Mr. T. H. Stagg (Moe) was officially informed that his son (Flight-Sergeant John Leslie Stagg) was missing as the result of air operations on 31st December, 1944.
It is stated that he was known to be a member of the crew of a Lancaster aircraft—detailed to attack an enemy target in Germany—which failed to return to its base, presumably due to enemy action.
Residents of this district will join the Minister of Air and the Air Board in expressing sincere sympathy with the parents in their anxiety. They will look forward to hearing that the young airman is safe.
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