Difference between revisions of "Raymond Ernest Buckingham"
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| enlistmentdate = 3 Oct 1941 (Army) & 8 Aug 1942 (RAAF) | | enlistmentdate = 3 Oct 1941 (Army) & 8 Aug 1942 (RAAF) | ||
| rank = Private & Leading Aircraftsman | | rank = Private & Leading Aircraftsman | ||
− | | unit = 16th Battalion (Cameron Highlander's Regiment ) & No. 4 Central Recovery Depot RAAF | + | | unit = 16th Australian Infantry Battalion (Cameron Highlander's Regiment) & No. 4 Central Recovery Depot RAAF |
| fate1 = Remained in Australia | | fate1 = Remained in Australia |
Revision as of 23:19, 1 September 2020
Pre War
1943 at "Poplar". Kelmscott, bootmaker
War Service
Discharged from the Army on 16 Jan 1942. Enlisted in the RAAF on 8 Aug 1942.
Discharged from the RAAF on 11 May 1945
Post War
Ray married Alma Cecilia Brooke (1923 - 2017) in 1947. They had 3 children.
Electoral Roll entries: 1954 at 4 Alexandra avenue, Cannington, State Brickworks; 1958 - 1972 Vahland avenue, Riverton, welder, 1972 - 1980 at 4 Alexandra avenue, Bentley, metal worker.
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