FOGARTY, Francis Kevin
| Service Number: | Naval Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1923 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Commander |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 |
| Born: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 23 October 1909 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Royal Australian Naval College |
| Occupation: | Cadet Midshipman |
| Died: | Naval Battle - HMAS Australia raid on Dakar, Dakar, Senegal, French West Africa, 25 September 1940, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | HMAS Australia (Honour Roll) |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jan 1923: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Midshipman, Naval Officer, Royal Australian Navy | |
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| 1 Jan 1923: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant Commander, HMAS Australia (II) D84 - WW2 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Lieutenant Commander Francis Kevin Fogarty RAN and Petty Officer Telegraphist Colin Kenneth Bunnett 17469 RAN were killed when Walrus II L2247 of 9SQN RAAF was shot down into the sea off the coast from Dakar in French West Africa after being attacked by 3 Vichy French Curtiss Hawk 75A fighter aircraft
The aircraft took off from HMAS Australia with Flight Lieutenant George John Isaiah Clarke 119 RAAF as the pilot to undertake bombardment spotting during Operation Menace (aka The Battle of Dakar - an unsuccessful attempt to capture the strategic port of Dakar in French West Africa in September 1940)
Their bodies were not recovered and the two RAN personnel are commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial in England & FLTLT Clarke is commemorated on the Malta Memorial
Biography contributed
Francis Kevin FOGARTY was born in North Sydney NSW on 23rd October, 1909
His parents were Herbert Joseph FOGARTY & Rebecca Florence Mary HASSELDEN
He married Mary Elizabeth KNIGHT on 28th September, 1935 in Kent, England
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