Sydney Owen Newnham SUMMERS

SUMMERS, Sydney Owen Newnham

Service Numbers: R17449, 119573, 17449
Enlisted: 12 October 1942, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Flying Officer
Last Unit: No. 14 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Laidley, Qld., 26 March 1895
Home Town: Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling: Perth Modern School
Occupation: Business Manager
Died: Natural Causes, 15 September 1986, aged 91 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
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Memorials: Merredin and Districts Roll of Honor, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW1Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

29 Jun 1917: Embarked R17449, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Borda, Fremantle
29 Jun 1917: Involvement R17449, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''

World War 2 Service

12 Oct 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 119573, No. 14 Squadron (RAAF), Melbourne, Vic.

World War 1 Service

Date unknown: Involvement Corporal, 17449, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
Date unknown: Embarked Corporal, 17449, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Kanowna, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John Owen SUMMERS, 129 Colin Street, West Perth, WA