TODD, John Evelyn
| Service Numbers: | 207425, 271707 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 May 1932 |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Leader |
| Last Unit: | No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 3 February 1914 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Prisoner of War (Illness), Rabaul, Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, 22 July 1944, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Bita Paka War Cemetery, Bita Paka, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 15 May 1932: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 207425, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Squadron Leader, 271707, No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 271707 | |
| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 271707, No. 11 Squadron (RAAF) |
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11SQN RAAF Catalina A24-34 crash-landed in Jacquinot Bay, New Britain and all crew survived the landing.
Four members evaded capture and returned to Australia: Flying officer Ian Douglas Vaughan Ralfe 405501 / Flying officer Allan Bernard Liedl 426624 / Sergeant Richard Murray Howard 47149 / Sergeant Harold Francis Jones 71534
Six crewmen were taken POW, but only Flight Lieutenant Brian Paul Stacy 406446 survived to be eventually repatriated
Squadron Leader John Evelyn Todd 271707 died in Rabaul of disease contracted as a POW - 22 July 1944
The other four were killed in an Allied bombing raid on Rabaul 5 March 1944: Sergeant Ernest Hubert Kraehe 27791 / Flight Sergeant Henry Laurence Murphy 412621 / Sergeant Fred Woolley 43098 / Flying Officer Frank Ronald Pocknee 401663
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