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KINNANE, Francis George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 21387 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1937 |
| Last Rank: | Telegrapher |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Parramatta (II) |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 29 January 1920 |
| Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Nailsworth School |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mediterranean Sea, 27 November 1941, aged 21 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
| 25 Jan 1937: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Telegrapher, 21387, HMAS Parramatta (II) | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Peter Paul and Cecilia Marcella Kirmane, of Prospect, South Australia.
Telegraphist Francis George Kinnane, 21, a son of Mr. and Mrs. P.R. Kinnane of Wilson Street, Prospect had been in the navy for five years, and was on the Sydney before being transferred to the Parramatta two years ago. He was a keen cricketer and footballer, and played for the North Adelaide Colts football team. He went to Nailsworth School with A.B. George Ladhams.
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