Duncan John MURCHISON

MURCHISON, Duncan John

Service Number: 260818
Enlisted: 4 March 1940
Last Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit: No. 9 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 January 1916
Home Town: Mascot, Botany Bay, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Hmas Canberra, Savo Island, Savo Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 9 August 1942, aged 26 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Port Moresby Memorial, Port Moresby, Papua, Papua New Guinea
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 260818
4 Mar 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 260818, No. 9 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

The crew of Walrus P5715 from Number 9 Squadron based at Rathmines were killed when HMAS Canberra was sunk during the Battle of Savo - Guadalcanal / Solomon Islands

Flight Lieutenant Duncan John Murchison 260818 (818) / LAC Geoffrey George Chapman 60224 / LAC Victor Ronald Egginton 20243 / Corporal Joseph Kenneth Croft 21237 / Corporal James Ronald Kenneth McCormack 20914