John HUGGAN

HUGGAN, John

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, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 29 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
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
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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

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Andrew and Mary Ann Huggan; husband of Iris Evelyn Huggan of Annandale, NSW