BOXHALL, Trevor John
| Service Numbers: | QX37469, Q17108 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1941, Nambour, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia, 19 August 1915 |
| Home Town: | Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Beaconsfield state school |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bougainville, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 16 March 1945, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Ref. B4 F 23, Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX37469, Nambour, Queensland | |
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| 3 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX37469 | |
| 16 Mar 1945: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX37469, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, Q17108 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Trevor John BOXHALL was born in Wynyard, Tasmania on 19th August, 1915
His parents were Thomas BOXHALL & Elvire Mary RAMSKILL - after his Fathers death his Mother remarried to a ROBINSON
He enlisted in Nambour, Queensland on 3rd April, 1941 & was Killed in Action at Bougainville on 16th March, 1945 - he is buried in Port Moresby Bomana War Cemetery and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Roll of Honour in Westbury, Tasmania
Two of his brothers also served
1. Royce Vautin / Vaughan BOXHALL (SN TX11093) & (SN T20955) Army - discharged in 1945 CMF & AIF
2. Glanville Thomas BOXHALL (SN 21802) Navy - discharged 1950
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