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MACDOUGALL, James Francis
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | NX204635, N467417, NX177026 |
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Enlisted: | 11 March 1942 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 32nd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 26 December 1920 |
Home Town: | Mayfield East, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Aircraft accident), Dutch New Guinea, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, United Kingdom, Australia, 19 September 1945, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, South Brisbane Cemetery, South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dakota Transport A65-61 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, NX204635 | |
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11 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N467417, 32nd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
14 Dec 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX177026 | |
3 Oct 1944: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX204635 |
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