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BUCKLE, Douglas John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14938 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Ground Training Schools |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 29 March 1922 |
| Home Town: | Engadine, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Iceland, 27 August 1941, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reykjavík (Fossvogur) Cemetery, Iceland Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, Iceland |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 14938 | |
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| 29 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 14938, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
| 29 Apr 1940: | Enlisted 14938 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
AC Buckle 14938 was in transit to the UK from Canada when he fell ill at the RAF Transit Camp in Iceland - he was admitted to the 30th General Hospital where he passed away