MOWBRAY, John Ronald
| Service Numbers: | 405417, O34349 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Leader |
| Last Unit: | No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 7 November 1912 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 29 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 405417 | |
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| 29 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, O34349 | |
| 6 May 1948: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, O34349, No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 6 May 1948: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, O34349 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 7 November 1912 in Ballarat, Victoria
NOK: Archibald Douglas Mowbray
Service # 405417
29/3/1941 enlisted into RAAF in Ballarat, Victoria
place of enlisting Brisbane, Queensland
10/8/1942 4th Squadron relocated to Kingaroy, QLD (from Canberra, ACT)
21/11/1942 arrived Bomana, New Guinea
Service # O34349
1943 New Guinea - Flying Officer John Ronald Mowbray, awarded the
United States Silver Star, for diving in a Wirraway aircraft of No. 4 Squadron RAAF
to tree-top level to locate enemy gun positions and direct Allied artillery fire onto them
17/11/1944 Squadron Leader of 4th Squadron - Papua New Guinea
March 1944 moved to Nadzab, New Guinea
28/3/1945 unit embarked at Lae
7/4/1945 arrived at Morotai
23/6/1945 arrived at Labuan
14/11/1945 returned to Canberra, ACT
***service records need to ordered through National Archives of Australia***
Squadron Leader in Base Squadron, Laverton
6/5/1948 discharged from service
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 14/7/2016. Lest we forget.
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