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KLEINIG, Arthur Albert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 23500 |
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Enlisted: | 14 August 1939 |
Last Rank: | Telegrapher |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Solomontown, South Australia, 30 August 1922 |
Home Town: | Rhynie, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
Schooling: | Riverton High School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birkenhead HMAS Sydney (II) D48 Memorial, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Riverton & District High School Roll of Honor WW2, Riverton & District War Memorial Pool Memorial and Flagpole, Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Roll WW2, Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Kirk/Kleinig Memorial, Riverton RSL Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
14 Aug 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Telegrapher, 23500, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
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Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Arthur Martin Kleinig and Kathleen May Kleinig, of Rhyme, South Australia.
Telegraphist Arthur Albert Kleinig, 19, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Kleinig, of Rhynie. He was a prefect at the Riverton High School, and enlisted in August, 1939.