Norman William BUCHANAN

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BUCHANAN, Norman William

Service Number:	425115
Enlisted:	31 January 1942, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 49 Squadron (RAF)
Born:	Barcaldine, Qld., 7 May 1921
Home Town:	Barcaldine, Barcaldine, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Jackeroo
Died:	Flying Battle, North West Europe, 18 August 1943, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Aabenraa Cemetery 6 9
Memorials:	Aabenraa Crash Site Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barcaldine WW2 Memorial Gates, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flight Sergeant, 425115
31 Jan 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 425115, No. 49 Squadron (RAF), Brisbane, Qld.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Duncan Gordon Buchanan and Ellen Buchanan, of Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia.

AN AUSTRALIAN HERO. EVER REMEMBERED

BUCHANAN.—In loving memory of F/Sgt. Norman William Buchanan, R.A.A.F. attached R.A.F., 49th Lancaster Squadron, England. who lost his life in air operations, Peenemunde, Germany, August 18, 1943, beloved Son of Mr. & Mrs. G. Buchanan, & Brother of Cliff, Barcaldine.
A tribute of love and remembrance of a dear Son & Brother we shall never forget.

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