John Melvin Phipps Forward was born in 1916 at Christchurch, Hampshire, England. His parents were Charles Forward and Emily Phipps.[1] His mother died in 1932.
He served as an aircraftman in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. On 9th December 1941 his commissioning as a Pilot Officer was gazetted and he became a bomber pilot.[2] In February 1949 he transferred to the RAF Secretarial Branch.[3]
John married Second World War Resistance fighter, Nancy Fiocca nee Wake, in December 1957 at Westminster, London.[4] They met immediately prior to attending the wedding of mutual friends and themselves married one week later. John was stationed at Malta at the time. Nancy was en route from Sydney to London.[5]
John and Nancy returned to London in 1959. They later retired to Port Macquarie, New South Wales.
He passed away, aged 81 years, on 19th August 1997 at Port Macquarie. His ashes were scattered at Port Macquarie. Afterward, Nancy returned to London to live.
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