FORREST, John
Previous service 10th Light Horse Regmt. Fourteen Japanese bombers carried out a bombing raid on the RAAF airfield at Darwin and the Anti-aircraft Gun Station at Bagot. Sgt John Forrest was one of the eleven casualties.
Last Name
FORREST
Given Names
John
Service Number
406754
Date of Birth
09/07/1920
Birth Location
Picton Junction W.A
Enlistment Date
31/03/1941
Enlistment Location
Perth
1Wags Start Date
01/05/1941
Course Details
WAGS Course 13
Intake Date
01/05/1941
Finish Date
17/11/1941
To
2 BAGS
Kill Date or Discharge Date
16/03/1942 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
13 SQN
Rank
Sergeant
Operations
Killed enemy action Darwin Australia
Date of Death
16/03/1942
Age
21
Cemetery / Memorial
Adelaide River War Cemetery Northern Territory Memorial
Medals
Air Gunners badge 1939-45 Pacific Star War medal
Notes
Previous service 10th Light Horse Regmt. Fourteen Japanese bombers carried out a bombing raid on the RAAF airfield at Darwin and the Anti-aircraft Gun Station at Bagot. Sgt John Forrest was one of the eleven casualties.
Posting on Death
13 Squadron
NAA Status
DIGITIZED
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