William Douglas DYKE

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Service Number:	19846
Enlisted:	5 September 1933
Last Rank:	Petty Officer
Last Unit:	HMAS Canberra (I)
Born:	Kadina, South Australia, 13 March 1912
Occupation:	Permanent RAN
Died:	Killed in Action, Off Savo Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 9 August 1942, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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5 Sep 1933:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 19846, Royal Australian Navy
9 Aug 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 19846, HMAS Canberra (I)

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