Coming Soon.
![](/assets/poppy-90c5b4d15be02beb5cab9eecba1bed88a4bc8b79f40913a82c489426f92c088c.png)
GENTLES, Harry Spencer
Personal Details
Service Number: | 11286 |
---|---|
Enlisted: | 24 May 1919 |
Last Rank: | Chief Petty Officer |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Port Fairy, Vic., 25 October 1900 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 41 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Port Fairy War Memorial (New) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
24 May 1919: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 11286 | |
---|---|---|
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 11286, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Harry Spencer Gentles's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my story