ARCHER, John Sims
| Service Number: | 409285 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
| Born: | Flemington, Victoria, 28 September 1920 |
| Home Town: | Sale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | 3 April 2009, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 409285 | |
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| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 409285 | |
| 5 Mar 1948: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 409285, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
| 5 Mar 1948: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 409285 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 28 September 1920, in Flemington, Victoria
Father Francis Peter Archer, North Balwyn, Victoria
Wife: Teressa Bridget Archer, living in Sale, Victoria
Described on enlisting as 20 years 10 months old; married; 5' 11" tall; 168 lbs;
168 lbs; fair complexion; hazle eyes; fair auburn hair; Roman Catholic
15/8/1941 enlisted in RAAF in Melbourne, Victoria
appointed to No.4 Initial Training School (ITS), Victor Harbour, South Australia
28/5/1942 promoted to Pilot Officer
10/8/1942 4th Squadron relocated to Kingaroy, QLD (from Canberra, ACT)
11/1/1942 embarked from Brisbane
1/11/1942 embarked for duty in New Guinea
17/11/1942 disembarked into Port Moresby and operated with Army
21/11/1942 arrived Bomana, New Guinea
28/11/1942 promoted to Flying Officer
26/12/1942 A CA-5 Wirraway aircraft, with the serial number A20-103. This aircraft served with
No.4 Squadron RAAF and on 26/12/1942 shot down a Japanese fighter (thought at the
time to be a Mitsubishi A6M Zero, but probably a Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar), in the
Buna-Gona area, New Guinea. (The crew at the time were 409285 Pilot Officer John
Sims Archer and 19712 Sergeant James Leslie Coulston).
11-14/1/1943 attached to HQEA in Sydney, NSW
19/1/1943 Awarded - USA Silver Star - given to him by Brigadier General Ennis Whitehead
30/6/1943 returned to Australia
13/6/1944 attached to 1PD at Melbourne Cricket Grounds
March 1944 4th Squadron moved to Nadzab, New Guinea
28/5/1944 promoted to Flight Lieutenant
20/6/1944 posted to No.4 Army Co-Operation Squadron, New Guinea
4/12/1944 -
12/1/1945 posted to CGS in Mildura, Victoria
1-30/4/1947 posted to BC Air Headquarters, Japan
***Service Records need to be ordered through National Archives of Australia***
Flight Lieutenant in RAAF Station Laverton (TD&RS)
5/3/1948 discharged from service at RAAF Station Laverton
Medals: USA Silver Star; 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45;
Australia Service Medal 1939-45; Returned from Active Service Badge
3/4/2009 passed away
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 14/7/2016. Lest we forget.
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