BOLGER, John Benedict
| Service Number: | NX462 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 15 July 1914 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Port Moresby, New Guinea, 26 November 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement NX462 | |
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| 22 May 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 22 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, NX462, 2nd/6th Field Regiment | |
| 26 Nov 1943: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, NX462, 2nd/6th Field Regiment, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Lodestar aircraft VH-CAB operated by Qantas Empire Airways (QEA) for the Allied Directorate of Air Transport crashed shortly after take-off from Wards airstrip near Port Moresby, New Guinea with all on board killed. Australian service personnel buried at Bomana -
McCARTHY, John Francis (Major) NX7195 (2nd Echelon Land HQ)
BOLGER, John Benedict (Lieutenant Colonel) NX462 (2/6th Field Regiment)
MARSTON, Edward John (Lieutenant Colonel) VX39064 (HQ 11 Australian Division)
CAMPBELL, William Geoffrey (Squadron Leader) RAAF 261730 (Qantas Captain - Pilot)
HENDERSON, John Randolph Fleming (Pilot Officer) RAAF 410863 (Qantas First Officer)
LITTLE, Keith George (Flying Officer) RAAF 267726 (Qantas Engineer)
EVAN, Neil Grosvenor (Flight Sergeant) RAAF 417064 (Wireless Operator)
JENKE, Leslie Harold (Flight Sergeant) RAAF 8868 (Equipment Assistant)
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