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LARKIN, Thomas Stephen

Service Number:	20159
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Petty Officer
Last Unit:	HMAS Cerberus (Shore)
Born:	Gladstone, South Australia, 24 May 1914
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Illness, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, 12 June 1948, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	HMAS Cerberus Cemetery, Crib Point, Victoria
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial

World War 2 Service

29 Oct 1941:	Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Cook, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
1 Mar 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Cook, 20159, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2, HMAS Perth sunk during the Battle of Sunda Strait.
1 Mar 1942:	Imprisoned Taken prisoner by the Japanese after the sinking of HMAS Perth during the Battle of Sunda Strait.
14 Oct 1945:	Embarked Royal Australian Navy, Cook, 20159, Repatriated to Australia.
4 Apr 1946:	Honoured Distinguished Service Medal, For gallantry and resolution while serving in H.M.A.S. "Perth", lost by enemy action in the Far East on 1st March, 1942.

Non Warlike Service

12 Jun 1948:	Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 20159, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), P.O. CK. (S). Discharge Dead.

World War 2 Service

Date unknown:	Honoured Distinguished Service Medal

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