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BARBARY, Philip William

Service Number:	PA2164
Enlisted:	26 May 1941, Port Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Able Seaman
Last Unit:	HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore)
Born:	Laura, South Australia, 19 May 1921
Home Town:	Brompton, South Australia
Schooling:	Gawler School, South Australia
Occupation:	Police officer (South Australia)
Died:	Motor cycle collision, Port Augusta (Whyalla road), 21 March 1950, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Mitcham Cemetery, S.A. Buried alongside his wife Katherine Joan Barbary, who died in the same collision. Was survived by his children Elaine and Laurence (dec).
Memorials:	Gawler Council WW2 Honour Roll

World War 2 Service

26 May 1941:	Involvement PA2164, HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore)
26 May 1941:	Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA
26 May 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA2164
20 Jun 1946:	Discharged
Date unknown:	Involvement

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