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CHISHOLM, Colin Laidler
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 431737, VX74665 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Air Force Headquarters |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia , 6 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Golden Square, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Teller / Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, 28 January 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section C. Plot 8. Row A. Collective Grave 19-26. Inscription: "DEARLY LOVED SON OF THE LATE JAMES & ELEANOR CHISHOLM OF BENDIGO, VIC". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo High School Honour Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 431737 | |
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| 4 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , VX74665, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jul 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Transferred to RAAF. | |
| 30 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 431737 | |
| 28 Jan 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, Air Force Headquarters, Killed in aircraft crash Lae, New Guinea. |
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