Jack Oliphant WILSON

WILSON, Jack Oliphant

Service Number: 413329
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flight Sergeant, 413329
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

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Biography 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