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BOEKENSTEIN, Olaf Ruprecht
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 165185 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 August 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School Benalla |
| Born: | Cooks Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 27 July 1926 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Mica Cutter |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 9 October 1944, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Benalla War Cemetery Plot C, Row A, Grave 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 165185 | |
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| 8 Aug 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 165185, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1944: | Enlisted 165185 | |
| 9 Oct 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 165185, No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School Benalla |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Olaf Ruprecht BOEKENSTEIN was born in Cooks Hill, Newcastle, NSW on 27th July, 1926
He was the only son of James Rupert BOEKENSTEIN & Ethel Alma WILKINS
He enlisted in the RAAF in Sydney on 8th August, 1944 & became a trainee pilot in the No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School at Benalla
Olaf accidentally drowned in the Broken River at Benalla in Victoria whilst swimming with 2 friends - he is buried in the Benalla War Cemetery
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