TARRANT, John Brough
Service Number: | 51601 |
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Enlisted: | 2 March 1942 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Prahan, Victoria, 26 December 1910 |
Home Town: | Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Postal employee |
Died: | Accidental (air crash), Wau, New Guinea, 27 August 1943, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warragul War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
2 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 51601, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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2 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 51601, No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) | |
27 Aug 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 51601, No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) |
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"Mrs J. B. Tarrant, 25 Prendergast st., Pascoevale, has now been notified that her husband, LAC John Brough Tarrant, lost his life as the result of a non-operational flight on August 7. LAC Tarrant was employed at the Elizabeth st. post-office before his enlistment. He was previously reported missing, believed killed." - from the Melbourne Argus 25 Sep 1943 (nla.gov.au)