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BIRCH, Albert Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 20426 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1934, Enlisted Melbourne for a period of 12 years with the RAN. |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Watson (Shore) |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 19 October 1914 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Permanent RAN |
| Died: | Natural Causes , 25 May 1988, aged 73 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pinegrove Memorial Park & Crematorium, N.S.W. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 2 Oct 1934: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 20426, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Enlisted Melbourne for a period of 12 years with the RAN. | |
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| 24 Aug 1935: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
| 6 Oct 1936: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
| 4 Mar 1939: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
| 1 Sep 1939: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 | |
| 16 Oct 1940: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Hobart (I) | |
| 7 Apr 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Leeuwin | |
| 9 Jun 1945: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Platypus (Shore), Posted to HMAS Stawell | |
| 22 Nov 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Watson (Shore), Discharged time expired | |
| 22 Nov 1946: | Discharged 20426 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Served in the RAN for a period of 12 years.
Member of the Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club