WILKINSON, John Hudson
| Service Number: | 400444 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 83 Squadron (RAF) (Pathfinder Force) |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, 18 February 1914 |
| Home Town: | Rutherglen, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pharmacist |
| Died: | Flying Battle, East Prussia, Germany, North West Europe, 30 August 1944, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Rutherglen WW2 Honour Wall, Rutherglen War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 400444, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 400444 | |
| 30 Aug 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 400444, No. 83 Squadron (RAF) (Pathfinder Force), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Lieutenant John Hudson Wilkinson 400444 was reported missing in August 1944 aboard RAF 83 Squadron Lancaster PB249 - the target was Zielkeim in East Prussia (Germany)
His body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Runnymede (Air Forces) Memorial, Surrey, England
In October 1942 he was on board Wellington HX775 which crash-landed on Las Palmas Island in the Canary Islands - the crew were interned by Spanish authorities until March 1943 - the other RAAF crewmen were Sergeant Hubert Edward Maxwell Howell 400304 who was discharged in May 1945 with the rank of Flying Officer & Sergeant Donald Drew Gardner 416257 who was discharged in March 1945 with the rank of Flying Officer
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