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STANDING, John Austin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 61752 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Born: | Plumstead, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England, 5 June 1901 |
| Home Town: | Wollstonecraft, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter, Watts Engineering Co. |
| Died: | Aircraft Accident , New Guinea , 29 January 1945, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Site: Plot NN. Row C. Grave 11. Inscription: "HIS COUNTRY CALLED, HE ANSWERED, HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 61752 | |
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| 13 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 61752 | |
| 26 Jan 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, Royal Australian Air Force, Assigned to No. 7 Transport and Movements Office in Madang, New Guinea. Tragically lost in an aircraft crash in the New Guinea area on 29th January 1945. |
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