Charles Douglas (Doug) HUCKER

HUCKER, Charles Douglas

Service Number: 400674
Enlisted: 5 February 1940, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: No. 100 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 22 March 1919
Home Town: Lake Bolac, Ararat, Victoria
Schooling: Ballarat College
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Accidental, Off Queensland Coast, Australia, 12 June 1942, aged 23 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Ararat Shire of Ararat WW2 Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lake Bolac & District Roll of Honour, Lake Bolac War Memorial, Sydney Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Sergeant, 400674
5 Feb 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400674, Melbourne, Vic.
12 Jun 1942: Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400674, No. 100 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Mary HUCKER, Lake Bolac, Vic.

Sergeant Charles Douglas Hucker (Service No 400674) served in the Royal Australian Air Force from October 1940 and was lost on an anti-submarine patrol out of Mareeba, North Queensland, on 12th June 1942.  The Beaufort aircraft and crew never returned.