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BUCKLAND, Kenneth Alfred John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 411977, QX6904 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | BRISBANE, QLD, 18 April 1915 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bli Bli WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 411977, later QX6904 (4/6/1940) | |
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| 4 Jun 1940: | Involvement QX6904 | |
| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX6904, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX6904, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Rat of Tobruk
My Dad was one of the Rats of Tobruk in the siege of Tobruk, Libya.
He also took part in the battle of El Alamein, and fought in New Guinea.
He grew up on the Sunshine coast of Queensland near Nambour.
He married Jean Menhinnitt and had three sons - Kenneth, Robert and Ian.
He lived his last days on the Sunshine coast, Queensland and died in September 1995 at the Greenslopes repatriation hospital.
Submitted 24 April 2026 by Ian Buckland
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