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CHATLAND, Vernon Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 18314 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 April 1927 |
| Last Rank: | Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | St Panras, London, England, 1903 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 4 March 1942 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 73. Column 2., Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 Apr 1927: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, 18314 | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 18314 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was a Petty Officer Stoker, aged 38 and the son of Walter and Flora Chatland [nee Macdonald]; husband of Kathleen Bridget Chatland, of Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
He is remembered on the grave of his parents at Chingford Mount Cemetery, London E.4
HMAS Yarra (U77), named for the Yarra River, was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) that served during World War II.
https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/yarra/loss
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