DALEY, John Campbell

Previous service Militia Forces. Royal Australian Air Force sergeant John Campbell Daley was 30 years old when the plane carrying him, Victorian soldier Ian Aubrey Baines and five other Allied airmen, is believed to have crashed over Egypt on August 3, 1942. Newspaper article from the Sydney Morning Herald - 'Missing airman’s ID tag found in Egyptian desert, 81 years after crash.'

Last Name
DALEY
Given Names
John Campbell
Service Number
404014
Date of Birth
28/08/1911
Birth Location
Johannasburg South Africa
Enlistment Date
16/05/1939
Enlistment Location
Brisbane
1Wags Start Date
30/04/1940
Course Details
WAGS Course 1
Intake Date
30/04/1940
Finish Date
18/11/1940
To
EH
Kill Date or Discharge Date
03/08/1942 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
Sea Resc
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Operations
Flying battle in the Middle East
Date of Death
03/08/1942
Age
30
Cemetery / Memorial
Alamein Memorial Egypt
Notes

Previous service Militia Forces. Royal Australian Air Force sergeant John Campbell Daley was 30 years old when the plane carrying him, Victorian soldier Ian Aubrey Baines and five other Allied airmen, is believed to have crashed over Egypt on August 3, 1942. Newspaper article from the Sydney Morning Herald - 'Missing airman’s ID tag found in Egyptian desert, 81 years after crash.'

Posting on Death
Sea Rescue
NAA Status
OPEN
External Links
https://www.smh.com.au/national/missing...
1WAGS DALEY John Campbell 404014
1WAGS DALEY John Campbell 404014
1WAGS DALEY John Campbell 404014
1WAGS DALEY John Campbell 404014
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