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HOLDEN, George William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Rushcutter (Shore) |
| Born: | Victoria, Australia, 10 August 1912 |
| Home Town: | Bardwell Park, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Presumed Drowed, At sea, 17 January 1941, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, England Panel 60 Col 2 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 2 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant | |
| 17 Jan 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, HMAS Rushcutter (Shore), Battle of the Atlantic - RAN and RAAF Operations |
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