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WILSON, James Rupert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 40196 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia, 24 July 1922 |
| Home Town: | Cohuna, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Kokoda, Papua New Guinea, 12 October 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea C7. F. 8. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 40196, Melbourne, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 40196, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 12 Oct 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 40196, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF), Kokoda - Papua |
Personal Stories
Genealogy (partial)
Son of James Altimont Wilson and Evelyn Pearl Wilson (née Whitely)
Brother of Winsome Mary Holden (née Wilson) and Wendy Clowes (née Wilson)
Uncle of William Rupert Holden and John James Holden
Great uncle of Nina Winsome Holden and Carlo Altimont Holden
Submitted 25 April 2015 by Lorina Nervegna
Biography contributed by John Edwards
416205 Sgt. James Rupert Wilson of No. 30 Squadron RAAF was lost on operations (along with 416205 Sgt Thomas Ian Butterfield (/explore/people/515299)) while flying Beaufighter aircraft A19-68 on a strafing mission over Japanese positions at Kokoda on October 12 1942.
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