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CURWOOD, Walter Leslie
Personal Details
Service Number: | 24507 |
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Enlisted: | 11 July 1940, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Leading Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, 31 May 1917 |
Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Moreland State School |
Occupation: | Electrician |
Died: | Killed In Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lost at Sea, Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
11 Jul 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Leading Wireman, SN 24507, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
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11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Melbourne, Victoria | |
11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, SN 24507 |
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