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BUCKLAND, John Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 429646, V36306 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Norbury, England, 8 July 1917 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, At sea - off the New Guinea coast, Off New Guinea, 27 June 1944, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lae Memorial, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 429646 | |
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| 12 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V36306 | |
| 16 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 429646, No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer John Alexander Buckland 429646 was killed when Boomerang A46-137 of 4SQN RAAF crashed near Hansa Bay, New Guinea - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Lae Memorial