Wing Commander John Maclean Hampshire

Service number	256
Ranks Held	Squadron Leader, Wing Commander
Birth Date	27/02/1916
Final Rank	Wing Commander
Service	Royal Australian Air Force
Unit	No. 33 Squadron
Conflict/Operation	Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection items

Date of birth	27/02/1916
Date promoted	17/12/1938	Pilot officer.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	17/01/1938	Air cadet.
Other units	25/09/1939	No 11 Squadron.
Date promoted	17/06/1939	Flying officer.
Other units	01/01/1939	No 6 Squadron.
Date promoted	01/09/1940	Flight lieutenant.
Other units	21/08/1942	Temporary Commanding Officer No 41 Squadron.
Other units	05/08/1942	Commanding Officer No 30 Squadron.
Date promoted	01/10/1942	Squadron leader.
Other units	26/02/1942	Temporary Commanding Officer No 33 Squadron.
Other units	22/11/1943	Air Force Headquarters, Melbourne.
Date promoted	01/12/1943	Wing commander.
Other units	10/01/1944	Overseas Headquarters, London.
Other units	30/11/1944	Attached Headquarters Coastal Command, UK.
Other units	26/01/1944	Commanding Officer No 461 Squadron.
Other units	27/08/1945	No 8 Personnel Depot, Perth.
Other units	08/02/1945	Pembroke Dock.
Date of discharge	28/08/1945
Other units	10/03/1945	No 11 Personnel Depot and Repatriation Depot, UK.
Other units	11/06/1945	No 2 Personnel Depot, Bradfield Park, NSW.