BOEHM, Douglas Colin
| Service Number: | SX2170 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 March 1940, Renmark, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Lincoln, SA, 3 April 1918 |
| Home Town: | Rosewater (Greytown), Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Malpas School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Libya, 8 May 1941, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya 7 A 21 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Pathway of Honour - The Rats of Tobruk WW2 Memorial, Adelaide The Siege of Tobruk Commemorative Cross, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Loxton Browns Well & District WW2 Pictorial Roll of Honour, Loxton Malpas WW2 Honour Roll, Paruna Browns Well & District Memory of the Fallen Arch Gates |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Mar 1940: | Involvement Private, SX2170, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 26 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Renmark, SA | |
| 26 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX2170, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Renmark, South Australia | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Albert Reak Boehm and Constance Mary Boehm, of Ascot Park, South Australia.
LOVING MEMORIES OF OUR DEAR SON. DIED A BRAVE HERO
Educated at the Malpas School, where he did very well, Private D. C. Boehm has been reported killed in action on May 8. He was aged 23 years and joined the A.I.F. during 1940. He farmed for a time with his parents near Karoonda. Those who went to school with him have testified to the soldier's fine character.
He is the son of Mr. A. R. Boehm, who now lives near Adelaide. One of his young friends from Malpas said that Pte. Boehm had many sterling qualities as a boy and grew up just what was expected of him, a sincere young man who felt he must go overseas and do his duty.
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