LEST WE FORGET

Flight Lieutenant John Sanger AUSTIN DFC

Service No: 400363
Born: Melbourne VIC, 15 May 1918
Enlisted in the RAAF: 18 August 1940
Unit: No. 2 Squadron, NT
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), 16 June 1944 (Citation Title: No. 2 Squadron)
Died: Illness (Pneumonia), Batchelor NT, 9 November 1943, Aged 25 Years
Buried: Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Frank and Agnes Margaret Austin, of Lara, Victoria
Roll of Honour: Geelong VIC
Remembered: Panel 98 Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT

Flight Lieutenant Austin, a Pilot, who was admitted to hospital on 3 November 1943, died of cellulitis of the arm and pneumonia on 9 November 1943.

References:

Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705,166/4/72

Bibliography:

Bennett, J. (John William) Highest Traditions: the history of No. 2 Squadron RAAF, Australian Government Publishing Service, 1995
Wilson, S. (Stewart) Anson, Hudson and Sunderland in Australian Service, Aerospace Publications Weston Creek ACT 2611, 1992

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