John Garvey THOMPSON

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Service Number:	422895
Enlisted:	26 May 1942
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units
Born:	Haberfield, New South Wales, Australia , 31 March 1924
Home Town:	Cammeray, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Ex-Student
Died:	Accidental, New Guinea, 29 January 1945, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot NN. Row C. Grave 10. Personal Inscription ~ "IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN, WHO SHALL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 422895
26 May 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 422895
10 Oct 1944:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units
29 Jan 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 422895, RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units, Died aircraft crash on non-operational flight from Milne Bay to Madang.

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