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WISDOM, John Geoffrey Hunt
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA1485 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 September 1939, Port Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 30 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Kingston South East, Kingston, South Australia |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sunda Strait, Indonesia, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 75, Column 3., Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial |
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World War 2 Service
| 7 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, PA1485, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
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| 7 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Port Adelaide | |
| 7 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA1485 | |
| 8 Sep 1939: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I), (mobilized RANR 07-09-1939) | |
| 1 Jan 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
| 9 Nov 1940: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
| 26 Jun 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Stuart (I) | |
| 18 Jul 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
| 1 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA1485, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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