Charles Stanley (Chicka) BUCHANAN

BUCHANAN, Charles Stanley

Service Number: NX49374
Enlisted: 18 October 1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion
Born: Harris Park, New South Wales, Australia, 1 September 1922
Home Town: Clyde, Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Butcher
Died: Presumed, Malaya, 15 February 1942, aged 19 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Commemorated: - Column 122. Singapore Memorial, Kranji, North West, Singapore.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, NX49374
18 Oct 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX49374, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion
15 Feb 1942: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX49374, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion, Presumed killed in action in Malaya on 15 February 1942, aged 17.

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