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FITTALL, Robert George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | B2438 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Seaman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Dover, England, 12 February 1909 |
| Home Town: | Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Presumed drowned, 17 January 1941, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom Panel 60 Col 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 Aug 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, B2438 | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Leading Seaman, B2438 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Lieutenant George William Holden RAN, Leading Seaman Robert George Fittall B2438 RAN & Leading Seaman Kenneth George Hedley B1574 RAN were the gun crew on board the Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship (DEMS) SS Zealandic (1928) which was sunk by the German submarine (U-Boat) U-106 about 230 miles west-northwest of Rockall in January 1941 - along with the rest of the crew they were Presumed Drowned and are commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial in England