George John WELCH

WELCH, George John

Service Number: NX31956
Enlisted: 13 June 1940
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2)
Born: Adaminaby, New South Wales, 21 May 1911
Home Town: Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Printer
Died: Accidental (air crash), Dutch New Guinea, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 18 September 1945, aged 34 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
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World War 2 Service

13 Jun 1940: Enlisted Private, NX31956, Paddington, New South Wales
13 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX31956, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2)
9 Apr 1943: Promoted Corporal
18 Sep 1945: Involvement Corporal, NX31956, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2)

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Biography contributed by Marilyn Campbell

"...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)