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JEFFERY, Neale Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA1949 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 January 1941, Port Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, 9 December 1916 |
| Home Town: | Plympton Park, City of Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Plympton School, Goodwood Central School |
| Occupation: | Furniture Trade |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sunda Strait, Indonesia, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Jan 1941: | Involvement Able Seaman, PA1949, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA | |
| 28 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA1949 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Able Seaman Neale Edwin Jeffery, 25, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Jeffery, Herbert street, Plympton Park. Educated at Plympton School and Goodwood Central School, he was in the furniture trade before entering the R.A.N. early last year. In civilian days he was a tennis and swimming enthusiast, and a member of the Birkalla Rovers Soccer Club.