LEST WE FORGET
Flight Sergeant John Alan MELLOWS
Service No: 45719
Born: Perth WA, 27 April 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 11 September 1941
Unit: Headquarters Western Area (at discharge)
Discharged: 12 December 1945
Died: Perth (Nedlands) WA, 16 April 1949, Aged 27 Years
Buried: Karrakatta General Cemetery, WA
Remembered: Cenotaph Undercroft, State War Memorial, Kings Park WA
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Flight Sergeant Mellows does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II.
Bibliography:
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Perth) On-Line Records
National Archives of Australia On-line Record A9301, 45719