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BOWDEN, Keith John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX108177, N283221 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sans Souci, New South Wales, Australia, 5 June 1923 |
| Home Town: | Sans Souci, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sheet Metal Worker |
| Died: | Aircraft Accident , Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 18 September 1945, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot C8. Row B. Grave 2. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dakota Transport A65-61, Townsville 2/12th Battalion Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX108177 | |
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| 9 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N283221 | |
| 8 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX108177, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Dakota A65-61 (VH-CUT) from 38SQN crashed near Merauke, Dutch NG while on a mission to evacuate wounded servicemen to Australia - the RAAF crew of 10 and the 19 soldiers on board were all killed in the accident. The wreckage of the aircraft was discovered in 1970 with the remains of those killed interred in Bomana Cemetery
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