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| dateofbirth   = 27 Aug 1922
 
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| placeofdeath   = Bentley, Western Australia
 
| placeofdeath   = Bentley, Western Australia
 
| enlistmentage   = 19 years, 5 months
 
| enlistmentage   = 19 years, 5 months
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| description   = 5'6" (1.68m) tall
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| occupation   = Shop assistant
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| religion   = Congregational
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| address   = Lefroy road, Kelmscott, Western Australia
 
| relation   = Father
 
| relation   = Father
 
| nextofkin      = Mr Austin Faulkner
 
| nextofkin      = Mr Austin Faulkner
| regnumber   = 94651
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4961768  94651]
 
| enlistmentdate  = 30 Jan 1942
 
| enlistmentdate  = 30 Jan 1942
 
| rank           = Corporal
 
| rank           = Corporal
| unit      = 4 Aircraft Depot
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| unit      = [[No. 4 Aircraft Depot RAAF]]
 
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| medal1   = War Medal 1939-45
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==War Service==
 
==War Service==
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Enlisted on 30 Jan 1942 as a Sick Quarter Attendant. She was sent to [[No. 4 Recruit Depot RAAF]] at Pearce to undertake initial training before being posted to [[No. 1 RAAF Hospital]] in Laverton, Victoria on 12 Mar 1942. Her posting changed on 29 Apr 1942 to the [[No. 2 RAAF Hospital]] at Ascot Vale, where she was also a patient from 23 - 25 May 1942, and again from 28 May to 4 Jun 1942. Dulcie was sent to the [[No. 4 School of Technical Training RAAF]] on 25 Aug 1942. She was granted 7 days leave without pay from 20 - 26 Sep 1942
  
  
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Dulcie was then posted to the RAAF Wing of the Royal Adelaide Hospital on 1 Jan 1943 and while there, on 29 May 1943 she was remustered as a Nursing Orderly and on 1 Jul 1943 she was promoted Acting Corporal.  She had been admitted to the [[105th Australian Military Hospital]] (105 AGH) for treatment from 28 - 30 Jan 1943, and from 3 - 12 Aug 1943 she was a patient at the RAAF Wing of Royal Adelaide Hospital. Her rank changed to Temporary Corporal on 1 Dec 1943 following completion of an NCO's course before being posted to the Staff of the [[No. 6 RAAF Hospital]] on 24 Feb 1944. Dulcie completed the No. 7 WAAAF Nursing Orderly Course on 22 May 1944
  
discharged 25 Jan 1945
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Dulcie's last active posting was on 6 Jun 1944 to [[No. 4 Aircraft Depot RAAF]], which in 1943 included 24 WAAAFs. It was responsible for servicing and repairing aircraft from RAAF units based in WA as well as Australian and US Catalinas. She transferred to the [[No. 5 Personnel Depot RAAF]] on 9 Nov 1944 and was discharged on 25 Jan 1945. Dulcie's father [[Austin Faulkner]] served with the 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion.
  
 
==Post War==
 
==Post War==
Dulcie's last posting was to 4 Aircraft Depot, which had formed during May 1942 at Pearce RAAF base, before moving to Boulder on 30 May 1946. the establishment in 1943 included 24 WAAAFs. It was responsible for servicing and repairing aircraft from RAAF units based in WA as well as Australian and US Catalinas.
 
 
 
In 1945 Dulcie married Ronald George Bocking in Perth. Ron died on 7 Nov 2004, aged 90 in Bentley.
 
In 1945 Dulcie married Ronald George Bocking in Perth. Ron died on 7 Nov 2004, aged 90 in Bentley.
  
 
Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at 64 Sandgate street, South Perth; 1954 - 1980 at 53 Eric Street, Como.
 
Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at 64 Sandgate street, South Perth; 1954 - 1980 at 53 Eric Street, Como.
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===Notes===
 
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[[Category:Born Australia ww2]]
 
[[Category:Born Australia ww2]]
 
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[[Category:Congregational ww2]]
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[[Category:Remained in Australia ww2]]
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[[Category:Armadale-Kelmscott ww2]]
 
[[Category:Armadale-Kelmscott ww2]]

Latest revision as of 00:21, 25 June 2023

Dulcie May Faulkner
Faulkner Dulcie May.jpg
Faulkner Dulcie May 2.jpg
Personal Information
Date of Birth 27 Aug 1922
Place of Birth Mount Barker, Western Australia
Death 15 Nov 2018, aged 96
Place of Death Bentley, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 19 years, 5 months
Description 5'6" (1.68m) tall ;
Occupation Shop assistant
Religion Congregational
Address Lefroy road, Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , Mr Austin Faulkner
Military Information
Reg Number 94651
Date of Enlistment 30 Jan 1942
Rank Corporal
Unit/Formation No. 4 Aircraft Depot RAAF
Post War Details
Fate Remained in Australia
Medals War Medal 1939-45
Australian Service Medal 1939-45



Pre War

War Service

Enlisted on 30 Jan 1942 as a Sick Quarter Attendant. She was sent to No. 4 Recruit Depot RAAF at Pearce to undertake initial training before being posted to No. 1 RAAF Hospital in Laverton, Victoria on 12 Mar 1942. Her posting changed on 29 Apr 1942 to the No. 2 RAAF Hospital at Ascot Vale, where she was also a patient from 23 - 25 May 1942, and again from 28 May to 4 Jun 1942. Dulcie was sent to the No. 4 School of Technical Training RAAF on 25 Aug 1942. She was granted 7 days leave without pay from 20 - 26 Sep 1942


Dulcie was then posted to the RAAF Wing of the Royal Adelaide Hospital on 1 Jan 1943 and while there, on 29 May 1943 she was remustered as a Nursing Orderly and on 1 Jul 1943 she was promoted Acting Corporal. She had been admitted to the 105th Australian Military Hospital (105 AGH) for treatment from 28 - 30 Jan 1943, and from 3 - 12 Aug 1943 she was a patient at the RAAF Wing of Royal Adelaide Hospital. Her rank changed to Temporary Corporal on 1 Dec 1943 following completion of an NCO's course before being posted to the Staff of the No. 6 RAAF Hospital on 24 Feb 1944. Dulcie completed the No. 7 WAAAF Nursing Orderly Course on 22 May 1944


Dulcie's last active posting was on 6 Jun 1944 to No. 4 Aircraft Depot RAAF, which in 1943 included 24 WAAAFs. It was responsible for servicing and repairing aircraft from RAAF units based in WA as well as Australian and US Catalinas. She transferred to the No. 5 Personnel Depot RAAF on 9 Nov 1944 and was discharged on 25 Jan 1945. Dulcie's father Austin Faulkner served with the 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion.

Post War

In 1945 Dulcie married Ronald George Bocking in Perth. Ron died on 7 Nov 2004, aged 90 in Bentley.

Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at 64 Sandgate street, South Perth; 1954 - 1980 at 53 Eric Street, Como.

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