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HUGGAN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19670 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 January 1933 |
| Last Rank: | Chief Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 23 November 1912 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sunda Strait, Indonesia, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave (at sea) - Panel 73, Column 3, Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 9 Jan 1933: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 19670, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 1933: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 19670 | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 19670, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Andrew and Mary Ann Huggan; husband of Iris Evelyn Huggan of Annandale, NSW