Ernest John ATKINS

ATKINS, Ernest John

Service Number: PM2929
Enlisted: 26 August 1940
Last Rank: Able Seaman
Last Unit: HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 19 December 1916
Schooling: Melbourne Grammer School, Victoria, Australia
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"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Melbourne Cricket Club WW2 Honour Roll, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea

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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Able Seaman, PM2929, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
26 Aug 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PM2929

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