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GOOEY, Lionel Maxwell
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 30 October 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1 January 1920 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boiler Maker |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 30 Oct 1942: | Enlisted | |
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| 7 Jan 1943: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sonia Washburn
During WW2 Lionel was in the merchant navy. He worked on board ships that transposted military supplies, vehicles and aircraft from Melbourne to South East Asia and Hong Kong. He was enlisted into the Navy during his voyages where his vessel was endangered by enemy conflict. He would travel in convoy with US Navy ships which would protect the transpost vessel from enemy attacks.