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SANGSTER, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA1008 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 September 1940, Port Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Parramatta (II) |
| Born: | Glanville, 29 April 1915 |
| Home Town: | Largs Bay, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Lefevre's Peninsula School |
| Occupation: | Employee of South Australian Harbors Board |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mediterranean Sea, 27 November 1941, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle HMAS Parramatta II Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 24 Sep 1940: | Involvement PA1008 | |
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| 24 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Port Adelaide | |
| 24 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA1008, HMAS Parramatta (II) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Daniel and Henrietta Sangster; husband of Ronda Newman Sangster, of Eden Hills, South Australia.
Stoker William John Sangster, 27, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Sangster, of Mead Street, Largs was educated at Lefevre's Peninsula school and employed by the South Australian Harbors Board until he enlisted. He was a member of the Semaphore Masonic Lodge, and Largs Dinghy Club, and Caledonian Society. In September 1940, he married Nurse R Nettlebeck of Eden South.
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