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SCHWEITZER, Albert Barnicot
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 43170, Q1609 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia, 9 April 1917 |
| Home Town: | Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Port Moresby, New Guinea, 9 June 1943, aged 26 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, Spring Hill Brisbane Grammar School WW2 Great Hall Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, 43170 | |
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| 15 Mar 1941: | Involvement Q1609, RAAF 43170 27/6/1941 | |
| 15 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 27 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 43170 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Corporal Maurice James Evans 25911 (died 7/06/1943) and Corporal Albert Barnicot Schweitzer 43170 (died 9/06/1943) of Number 16 Stores Unit RAAF were critically injured in a car accident at Rouna near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on the 6th of June 1943 and taken to the 2/9th AGH