MOBBS, Dudley Owen
Service Number: | PA2234 |
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Enlisted: | 26 August 1941, Port Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) |
Born: | Murray Bridge, 5 January 1924 |
Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
Schooling: | Thebarton Public School, Norwood Public School |
Occupation: | Butcher |
Memorials: | City of Kensington & Norwood Honour Roll World War II Book and Case |
World War 2 Service
26 Aug 1941: | Involvement PA2234, HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) | |
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26 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA | |
26 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA2234 | |
12 Mar 1946: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Husband of Marjorie MOBBS, 4 Harris Street, Norwood, SA
Son of Owen Roy MOBBS
Educated at Thebarton and Norwood Public Schools he was very fond of swimming and horse riding. A member of the Sea Scouts for 12 months, Dudley passed into the R.N.R. and after some months was called up to join the R.A.N. in June 1941. In civilian life Dudley was a butcher with National Meat Stores at Norwood for 3 years.