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OXLADE, Boyd Davies
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6635, VX90716 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 May 1914 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Sales Manager |
| Died: | 29 June 1963, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 6635 | |
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| 26 Oct 1942: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 6635 | |
| 9 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX90716, 2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron | |
| 8 Feb 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Promoted to Acting Corporal. | |
| 11 Mar 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Acting Sergeant. | |
| 24 Jan 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2nd/6th Commando Squadron | |
| 22 Feb 1944: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/6th Commando Squadron | |
| 1 May 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron | |
| 14 Oct 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX90716, 2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron, From Townsville on SS ‘Katoomba’ and arrives at Aitape, (New Guinea) on 21 Oct 1944. | |
| 15 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX90716, 2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron |
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