John Alfred DAVIS

DAVIS, John Alfred

Service Number: 14117
Enlisted: 8 November 1923
Last Rank: Able Seaman
Last Unit: HMAS Parramatta (II)
Born: Woonona, Wollongong - New South Wales, Australia, 21 December 1902
Home Town: Milsons Point, North Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation: Professional Naval Rating
Died: Lost on HMAS Parramatta, Mediterranean Sea off Tobruk, 27 November 1941, aged 38 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Commemorated on the PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 56, Column 3. United Kingdom, Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle HMAS Parramatta II Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea

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Non Warlike Service

8 Nov 1923: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 14117

World War 2 Service

8 Nov 1923: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 14117
27 Nov 1941: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 14117, HMAS Parramatta (II), Siege of Tobruk, Lost with HMAS Parramatta (II) when it was torpedoed taking part in the 'Tobruk Ferry'.

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