McMahon, Thomas Stephen (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-October-01

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Birth Date: 1917-September-17

Born: Greenock, Scotland

Parents: Thomas Stephen and Elizabeth McMahon

Spouse: Patricia McMahon, of Stanmore

Home: Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

20 (MP) Sqn- Squadron (RAAF)

Base

RAAF Bowen, Queensland. Australia

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Service Numbers

15916

Ambon Memorial, Maluku, Indonesia Aircraft set out from Darwin 1943-10-01 to attack a previously found Japanese freighter in the harbor at Pomelaa, Celebes, Dutch East Indies. It was lost without trace.

Unit Desciption

20 (MP) Sqn ()

No. 20 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force, a flying boat squadron (Catalina and Canso) in the Pacific war.