Richard Henry BOON

BOON, Richard Henry

    Service Numbers: QX38193, Q90525
    Enlisted: 23 May 1941
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
    Born: Longreach, Queensland, Australia, 4 May 1923
    Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer/Builder
    Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 June 1990, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane
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    World War 2 Service

    23 May 1941: Involvement Q90525, also QX38193
    23 May 1941: Involvement Signalman, QX38193, also Q90525
    23 May 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX38193
    23 May 1941: Enlisted
    1 Jul 1941: Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX38193, 49th Infantry Battalion, Coastal Defence
    29 Jul 1941: Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX38193, 49 Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked "Zealandia" for Thursday Island
    2 Mar 1942: Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX38193, 49th Infantry Battalion, Wounded accidental - Gunshot wound right thigh on Horn Island
    10 Oct 1942: Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Sigs 2 Australian Corps
    12 Jul 1943: Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX38193, Sigs 2 Australian Corps, SS Canberra for Port Moresby New Guinea
    29 Jul 1944: Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX38193, Sigs 2 Australian Corps, Embarked Lae for return to Australia - Ship unknown
    6 Sep 1944: Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX38193, Sigs 2 Australian Corps, Embarked Townsville on the SS Taroona for Lae
    16 Nov 1944: Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX38193, Sigs 2 Australian Corps, Embarked SS John Lykes at Lae for Bougainville
    11 Jul 1945: Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Sigs 2 Australian Corps, Embarked at Torokina on MV Duntroon for Brisbane
    28 Aug 1945: Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX38193, Sigs 2 Australian Corps, Embarked Brisbane on the SS Westralia for Torokina
    29 Nov 1945: Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
    17 Dec 1945: Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX38193, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked at torokina on SS Katoomba for Townsville
    3 Jan 1946: Discharged
    3 Jan 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX38193

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