Desmond Walter EAST

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Service Number:	20562
Enlisted:	26 November 1934
Last Rank:	Able Seaman
Last Unit:	HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2
Born:	Albury, New South Wales, Australia , 1 December 1912
Died:	Killed in Action, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom Panel 73 Col 3
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Municipality of Strathfield WW2 Roll of Honour

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26 Nov 1934:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 20562
3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 20562, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2

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