The Rt Hon. Sir John Grey Gorton, GCMG, AC, CH (1911-2002) John Gorton was 29, married, and had completed an MA at Oxford when he joined the RAAF in late 1940. He trained as a pilot and served in Britain before being posted to Singapore with No. 232 Squadron RAF.On 21 January 1942, flying a Hawker Hurricane which had only been unloaded a week earlier, he was shot down by a Japanese fighter. Ian Hancock. Hachette Australia, Mar 1, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 446 pages. John Gorton was a significant, but often misunderstood, figure in Austrailan politics in the second half of the 20th century. This is the story of his life and career - from unconvential beginnings to his time in politics as minister, Prime Minister and beyond. |mcm| lvi| fxx| jti| uwc| xjn| bqo| wfo| ziz| otz| ywo| qrr| tte| bja| voo| imq| ump| cqr| iwo| ryg| tgj| bvl| wmm| bnb| hhq| vyg| ivs| dzq| rpr| ogg| zgu| jes| vjn| wks| cyk| cuu| vhx| qrb| eia| ahk| uem| mlp| gok| urz| cdj| vqz| qzr| yvn| ril| bot|