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WILSON, Jack Oliphant
Personal Details
Service Number: | 413329 |
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Enlisted: | 16 August 1941, Enlisted at Sydney |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | Scone, New South Wales, 18 October 1921 |
Home Town: | Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Randwick & Sydney High Schools |
Occupation: | Bank Officer |
Died: | Flying Battle, Gelderland, Netherlands, 26 May 1943, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Netherlands Plot 24 Row A, Grave 2, Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 413329 | |
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16 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 413329, Enlisted at Sydney | |
16 Jun 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 413329, Embarked at Sydney for UK |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert Arthur and Mabel Annie Wilson, of Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
30 November 1939 - 1 August 1940 - Also served in the Militia
School subjects: English, Latin, French, Hisdtory, Maths 1, Maths 2, Elementary Science
Economics at the University of Sydney
Sports played: Athletics, Cricket, Footbal, Swimming, Tennis