Charles Gordon ALFORD

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Service Number:	14299
Enlisted:	7 April 1924
Last Rank:	Leading Stoker (Mechanic)
Last Unit:	HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
Born:	Morwell, Victoria, Australia, 20 June 1903
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom Panel 73 Col 2
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea

7 Apr 1924:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Stoker (Mechanic), Royal Australian Navy, Presumed dead on the 1st March 1942.
7 Apr 1924:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 14299
3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 14299, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2

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