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WILLOX, John Lennox Siesel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 400110 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 May 1940, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Manchester, England, United Kingdom, 29 March 1915 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Air operations, Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 3 January 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Halton (St Michael) Churchyard, England, United Kingdom Plot 3, Row B, Grave 121 Headstone inscription reads: His was the sky, yours the earth through him, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Malvern Presbyterian Church Honour Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 400110 | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 400110, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
| 27 May 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 400110, Embarked at Sydney for the UK |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Lennox Willox and Mabel Stead Willox; husband of Lucy Mary Willox (later known as Lucy Kauter of Bega, NSW) of East Malvern, Victoria
Plane was Hampden P5328 which took off at 17.16 hours from Skellingthorpe in satisfactory weather to lay mines off La Rochelle. The weather was poor over the operational area and the plane was diverted to Upper Heyford but crashed at approximatley 0.100 hours near Thame, Oxfordingshire
Also served with the Army in the Militia, service number 185973
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