Ernest Richard CHILDS

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Service Number:	W/1700
Enlisted:	12 September 1940
Last Rank:	Able Seaman
Last Unit:	HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia , 11 April 1916
Died:	Killed in Action, 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 Panel 75 Col 2
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial

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3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Able Seaman, W/1700, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
12 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, W/1700

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