Kenneth Arthur SEDDON

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SEDDON, Kenneth Arthur

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	31 January 1933, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore)
Born:	Truro, South Australia, 22 June 1919
Home Town:	Truro, Mid Murray, South Australia
Schooling:	Unknown
Occupation:	Naval Officer
Died:	Brain tumour, Daws Road Hospital, South Australia, 31 January 1947, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia South Australia Cremation Memorial Ashes scattered
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Centennial Park South Australian Cremations Memorial

Non Warlike Service

31 Jan 1933:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Cadet Midshipman, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Melbourne, Victoria

World War 2 Service

16 Sep 1939:	Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant
6 Mar 1946:	Discharged
7 Mar 1946:	Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, Officer, HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore)

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of George Percy and Violet Marion Seddon of Glenunga, SA

Biography

"...Midshipman Kenneth Arthur Seddon, RAN, originally of Truro, SA. Seddon joined the RAN in 1933, and after graduating as a Midshipman in 1937 was loaned to the Royal Navy for service and training, achieving the rank of Sub-Lieutenant. He returned to the RAN in September 1939 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Lt) the following year. In 1945 he became ill and was discharged to shore duties. Lt Seddon was transferred to the retired list in 1946 and served with the Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RANVR) at HMAS Torrens. He died of illness on 31 January 1947 at Daws Road Military Hospital, Adelaide, SA, aged 27." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

1st Jan 1933 Cadet Midshipman

1 Jan 1937 Midshipman

1 Jan 1939 Acting Sub-Lieutenant

16 Sep 1939 Sub-Lieutenant

6 Mar 1945 Diagnosed with brain tumor (frontal lobe).

12 Apr 1945 Granted leave for medical treatment.

7 Sep 1945 Post-op assessment - as soon as fit to be discharged to civil life to be medically surveyed.

7 Mar 1946 Transferred to retired list.

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