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RAY, Ian Thomas Lawler
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX203686 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 May 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria, 25 January 1926 |
| Home Town: | Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory |
| Schooling: | Ainslie Primary School (1931-37), Canberra High School, Australian Capital Territory, Australia(1938-) |
| Occupation: | Public Servant with the Department of Treasury |
| Died: | Aircraft Accident , Dutch New Guinea, 18 September 1945, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot C8. Row B. Collective Grave 1-25. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barton St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Dakota Transport A65-61, Kokoda Track Memorial Rose Garden |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX203686 | |
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| 6 May 1944: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX203686, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion |
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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