John Patrick WHELAN

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Service Number:	403883
Enlisted:	4 March 1941
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer
Last Unit:	No. 78 Squadron (RAF)
Born:	Denman, Muswellbrook - New South Wales, Australia, 2 April 1921
Home Town:	Denman, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Flying Battle, France, 8 June 1944, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Bretigny-Sur-Orge Communal Cemetery, France (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: Column Graves/Grave 2., Bretigny-sur-Orge Communal Cemetery, Bretigny-sur-Orge, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 403883
4 Mar 1941:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 403883, No. 78 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45
4 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 403883, Aircrew Training Units, Sydney, NSW, Australia
4 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 403883

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Son of Roger Bede Whelan and Grace Mary Whelan of Denman, NSW

Warrant Officer Whelan 403883 was killed in the loss of Halifax MZ636 of Number 78 Squadron RAF in the District of Seine et Oise, France