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BROOKER, Henry Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 18008 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 December 1926 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Yarra |
| Born: | Camberwell, England, 7 September 1907 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Sailor, R.A.N. |
| Died: | Killed in action, Indian Ocean, 4 March 1942, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 72. Column 3. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ordnance Staff Memorial St Mark Protestant Chapel |
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Non Warlike Service
| 24 Dec 1926: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, SN 18008 | |
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| 2 Sep 1928: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Platypus (I) |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, SN 18008 | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, SN 18008, HMAS Adelaide (I) | |
| 3 Nov 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Yarra | |
| 4 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, SN 18008, HMAS Yarra |
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