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DUFFY, George Phillip
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX28187 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Cavalry Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Cooroy, Queensland, Australia, 22 November 1922 |
| Home Town: | Augathella, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ringer |
| Died: | Air Crash, New Guinea, 18 September 1945, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea C8. B. 6. |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dakota Transport A65-61 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 21 Dec 1941: | Involvement Trooper, QX28187, 2nd/5th Cavalry Commando Squadron | |
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| 21 Dec 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 21 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX28187 | |
| 18 Sep 1945: | Involvement Trooper, QX28187, 2nd/5th Cavalry Commando Squadron, Killed |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Dakota A65-61 (VH-CUT) from 38SQN crashed near Merauke, Dutch NG while on a mission to evacuate wounded servicemen to Australia - the RAAF crew of 10 and the 19 soldiers on board were all killed in the accident. The wreckage of the aircraft was discovered in 1970 with the remains of those killed interred in Bomana Cemetery
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