MCDOWALL, Ian Scott
| Service Number: | QX26044 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 December 1941, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1 Parachute Maintenance Platoon |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 6 June 1922 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (plane crash), Papua New Guinea, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 18 September 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dakota Transport A65-61 |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Private, QX26044, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX26044 | |
| 23 Dec 1941: | Involvement Private, QX26044, 1 Parachute Maintenance Platoon | |
| 18 Sep 1945: | Involvement Private, QX26044, 1 Parachute Maintenance Platoon |
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"...Corporal Ian Scott McDowall, Citizens' Military Force, of Galloways Hill, Qld. On 22 December 1941, he enlisted in the 2nd AIF. He served as a Private with 1 Parachute Maintenance Platoon, AAOC, with the service number QX26044, and later with 1 Base Sub Area Details Depot. On 18 September 1945 he, along with 28 others, was among the crew and patients on RAAF Dakota A65-61, which crashed in Papua New Guinea. The RAAF was transferring wounded servicemen from Indonesia to Townsville when the plane crashed. In June 2005 the wreckage and remains were recovered and a military funeral held later that year..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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