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DEMPSTER, Herbert James

Service Number:	W1631
Enlisted:	3 July 1940
Last Rank:	Stoker
Last Unit:	HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
Born:	Burnley, Victoria, Australia, 5 November 1921
Home Town:	Burnley, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	St James Primary School, North Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement W1631, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
3 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, W1631
20 Nov 1941:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, W1631, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2, RAN Operations - 'SW Pacific / Indian Ocean 1941-43'

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