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SPICER, Frank Steven
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 23953 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 February 1940, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Leading Stoker |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 |
| Born: | Brompton, South Australia, 4 May 1922 |
| Home Town: | Blair Athol, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stationary Steam Engine Driver |
| Died: | Pancreatic Cancer, Mary Potter Hospice, Adelaide, South Australia, 9 March 1992, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremated at Enfield Memorial Park. Ashes interred at Centennial Park. RSL Wall 124, Niche A011. Interment Right number 247389 expires on 19 August 2027 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Stoker 3/c, 23953, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, 23953 | |
| 22 Jun 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Stoker 2/c, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 | |
| 30 Dec 1947: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Leading Stoker, 23953, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Last residential address was Croydon Park, SA
Biography contributed by Jillian Limb
On leave while "HMAS Australia" in Liverpool for refit he was in London visiting Westminster Abbey when a chap stopped him - it was Winston Churchill. Dad was in uniform and Winston wanted to chat to him about his service. Note 20th Dec is estimated date.
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