William Graham Lloyd DUHR
Year of Birth: 1921
Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 18 July 1942, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Royal Australian Air Force
Rank: Flying Officer
Unit(s): No.43 Squadron
Service Number: 426741
Died: 17 November 1943
Age: 22 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row A – Grave 21
William Duhr is the son of William Hugo and Annie Mary (Kent) Duhr, born 15 August 1921 and brother to Ethel and Daphne.
William took ill on 12 November with Meningitis, was flown to Cairns and admitted to No.5 Australian Camp Hospital, but died 17 November 1943.
Flying Officer William Gordon Lloyd Duhr’s name is on the Brisbane Roll of Honour board and also located at panel 103 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (DUHR Graham) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
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