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BUCHHOLZ, Charles John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 25109 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1940, Rockhampton, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 8 July 1920 |
| Home Town: | Monto, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia, 13 November 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lake Boga War Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Plot D Row A Grave 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum Memorial Park, Monto War Memorial, Shire of Monto War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, 25109 | |
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| 14 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 25109, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots, Rockhampton, Qld. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Justus Paul and Emma Margaret Buchholz, of Monto, Queensland.
Corporal Charles John Buchholz 25109 from Number 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot was killed in a motorcycle accident at Lake Boga (his death is mentioned in the book “Lake Boga at War” by Brett Freeman)
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