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COSTIN, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | B/2339 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 26 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan - Cholera), Thailand, 19 July 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Coll. grave 1. Q. 2-78. , Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Kangaroo Point H.M.A.S. Moreton Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 17 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, B/2339, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot), Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 17 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B/2339 | |
| 9 Jul 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B/2339, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2, Prisoners of War |
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