John Duncan WARD

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WARD, John Duncan

Service Number:	408177
Enlisted:	28 February 1941
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Manchester, England, 19 October 1918
Home Town:	Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Flying Battle, Corsica, France, 17 May 1944, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Biguglia War Cemetery, France 2. B. 7., Biguglia War Cemetery, Corsica, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnie Other Wars Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 408177
28 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 408177

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

A German air raid on 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF based at Poretta airfield in Corsica killed:

Ward, John Duncan (Flight Lieutenant) 408177

Sneddon, Ronald Barnard (Flight Lieutenant) 403228

Bulcock, Francis Edward (Corporal) 24205

Ewans, Alan (LAC) 11204

Branch, Sydney James (LAC) 14436

Conrad, Clarence Arthur (LAC) 30550

McKay, Harold Alexander (LAC) 11963

Haggart, Donald Cameron (LAC) 14675

Three other RAAF members were injured, they survived the war: Andrews, Reginald Daniel (LAC) 10142 / Burslem, Ronald Morrison (LAC) 30366 / Lewis, Jack Charles (LAC) 10065

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