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MARLEY, Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3967 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1939, Laverton, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 9 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Tamworth, NSW, 18 June 1912 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, 20 November 1941, aged 29 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Sydney Memorial (Sydney War Cemetery) Rookwood |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jan 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 3967, No. 9 Squadron (RAAF), Laverton, Vic. |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Henry and Annie Martha Marley; husband of Georgina Maud Marley, of Newcastle, New South Wales
He was one of six members of 9 Squadron posted to HMAS Sydney to fly and maintain the ship's aircraft. Sgt Marley was killed in action during the HMAS Sydney's engagement with the German auxiliary cruiser HSK Kormoran on 19 November 1941. He was aged 29.
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